Family Law Attorney
About The Position
DM Cantor's Family Law Practice is Arizona’s leading trial-focused family law firm, handling complex cases that demand creativity, tenacity, and profound legal knowledge. We are seeking "A players" who practice law with legal acumen and grit. Our attorneys collaborate in person daily, combining expertise and insight to deliver the best outcomes for our clients. We prioritize results over ego, mentorship over hierarchy, and excellence over shortcuts. Our cases challenge us, our team supports one another relentlessly, and our wins are celebrated loudly. At DM Cantor Family Law Practice, your work will matter every single day.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of Arizona family law experience.
- Ability to manage 20-25 active cases, including dissolution, custody, and third-party rights.
- Strong litigation, client management, and communication skills.
- Passion for helping families navigate complex legal matters.
- Driven, detail-oriented, with a settlement-focused, but trial-ready mindset.
- Creative intelligence and a strong work ethic.
- Must submit an up-to-date resume.
- Must submit a cover letter.
- Must complete and submit a career history form and a Prescreen Snapshot after initial application.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with high-net-worth clients and business valuations is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Manage 20-25 active cases, including dissolution, custody, and third-party rights.
- Handle complex cases that demand creativity, tenacity, and profound legal knowledge.
- Collaborate with colleagues in person daily.
- Focus on lawyering, not chasing paperwork, with dedicated paralegal support.
- Develop trial skills and legal acumen.
- Achieve Board-Certified Family Law Specialist status per the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits: Minimum base salary of $200,000 per year, or more, depending on experience.
- Objective quarterly and annual billable hours bonuses totaling $40,000 to $90,000 or more annually.
- Personal referrals bonus.
- 30 paid days off annually (10 holidays, 15 vacation days, and 5 personal/sick days).
- Loyalty vacation program: Earn one additional day off each year (for 5 years), then an additional five days at year 10, another 5 days at year 15, and so on.
- Medical Insurance: DM Cantor covers 50% of the individual insurance in the first year and 100% after, and covers 100% of family’s insurance at year 5.
- Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance: Paid fully by DM Cantor.
- 401(k): DM Cantor matches up to 3.5% of employees’ compensation based on their 401(k) contributions.
- Catered breakfast every Monday.
- Family-style lunches catered bi-weekly.
- Quarterly happy hours, firm outings, and other gatherings.
- Families and children’s attendance always encouraged.
- Tickets to Suns basketball games, Cardinals tickets, dinners at exclusive members’ clubs, Michelin-Star outings, and banquets at The Biltmore, The Phoenician, and The Camelback Inn.
- Hybrid Environment: Option to work one day remotely each week after an introductory period.
- 40-and-out: Attorneys can “call out” (and be available by phone) each Friday if they have already met a billable hour requirement of 40 hours per week.
- Mentorship and CLEs: Investment in conferences, mentorship, and strategy sessions.
- Internal mentorship program for daily progress.
- Monthly attorney group meetings to strategize and discuss cases.
- Payment for attorneys' continued learning (CLE) requirements.
- Firm-sponsored conferences and year-round learning opportunities.
- Full Support Staff: Dedicated paralegal assigned solely to each attorney.
- Opportunity to invite preferred paralegals to apply.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
