Family Law Attorney

Slovenskylaw • Roanoke, VA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

At Slovensky Law, we help people reclaim control of their lives during a family crisis — and we take that seriously. Our mission is to provide clear, honest, strategic guidance that empowers clients to make informed decisions, even when those decisions are hard. We celebrate attorneys who find creative, unconventional solutions to family law problems. If you see a case file as an opportunity to build someone a better future, you'll fit right in. We're a collaborative, high-performing firm with a culture we've worked hard to build. Our office has a garden in it. That's not an accident — it reflects how we think about the environment we work in. We believe people do their best work when they're supported, energized, and not buried in administrative tasks they shouldn't be handling. We absolutely refuse to tolerate high-maintenance, humorless, self-entitled, or self-important individuals — no matter how talented they are.

Requirements

• JD and an active Virginia State Bar license in good standing.
• Proven family law experience and can hit the ground running after onboarding.
• Thinks creatively and celebrates finding solutions others wouldn't think to try.
• Can tell a client — with compassion and directness — that spending $500 to fight over a $50 lamp isn't the right call.
• Reads financial statements, understands equitable distribution, and can build a solid time-sharing plan.
• Knows that being a great lawyer sometimes means wearing multiple hats — and doesn't resent it.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of family law cases from inception through disposition, including discovery, pleadings, motions, depositions, mediation, hearings, and trial.
• Manage your own caseload with full ownership from intake to resolution.
• Conduct client counseling, set realistic expectations on risk, cost, and timeline.
• Draft and finalize pleadings, discovery, settlement agreements, and pretrial briefs.
• Delegate effectively to paralegals and review their work for quality.
• Maintain organized e-files using firm templates and checklists.
• Show up to court on time, prepared, and projecting the competence our clients deserve.

Benefits

• Elite training (trial colleges, client satisfaction programs).
• Payment for CLE, bar dues, and approved bar memberships.
• Unlimited PTO (after hitting billable hour targets).
• Health insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• 401K.
• Paralegal support.
• Performance and production bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree