Family Law Attorney

Part- time position/ non-exempt

Reports to: Legal Department Lead

Mission – Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation empowers, promotes, and supports all women and their families – A mission that ultimately creates stronger communities

Position Summary:

Provides legal representation on family law matters (i.e. protective orders, custody issues, property settlements and support orders). Provides legal advocacy, information, and referral to clients

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide legal consultations on family law matters

• Provide legal representation on family law matters (i.e. protective orders, custody issues, property settlements and support orders). Provides legal advocacy, information, and referral to residential and nonresidential clients

• Provide legal information and advice to clients regarding family law matters, offering referral and advocacy as needed.

• Attend court hearings as scheduled.

• Hold active membership in the Texas Bar Association and other organizations as determined by the agency.

• Read and interpret documents such as operating manuals, professional journals, law books and the Texas Family Code and all other code and rule books necessary to representing clients.

• Network with the civil and criminal justice officials and law enforcement to facilitate client and community response.

• Must be able to produce documents in a clear, concise, and effective manner befitting the standard of the legal profession; create forms as required by the program.

• Maintain client contact, calendars, hard files and e-files in a consistent and timely manner while meeting all deadlines.

• File legal documents within the judicial courts.

• Maintain sufficient number of CLE units as required by the State Bar of Texas.

• Produce monthly statistical reports.

• Assist in developing, maintaining and updating an attorney referral list.

• Input Data into data management system.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from an accredited law school, license to practice law in the state of Texas.

• Must be familiar with legal services, resources and procedures available in DFW Metroplex counties where services are provided.

• Knowledge of crisis intervention, case management, and social work theory and ethics highly desirable.

• Experience in and knowledge of the criminal justice system, family violence and family law required.

• At least 1-2 years of experience working in a family law setting preferred.