Family Law Attorney - Part Time Job at Texas Muslim Women's Foundation, Plano, TX

R2NUcUhsS0JwYWh6aHAzTUg5emFnS0RZ
  • Texas Muslim Women's Foundation
  • Plano, TX

Job Description

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.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs

AO Globe Life

Customer Service Representative | Entry Level - Fully Remote | No Experience Needed Job at AO Globe Life

 ...Customer Service Representative Entry Level (Remote) Company: Globe Life AO Employment...  ...) Earn: $60,000 - $150,000+/year | No Experience Needed | Full Training Provided Launch...  ...years or older and legally authorized to work in the U.S. ~ Reliable, self-motivated,... 

Beijing TRT health pharmaceutical group

Senior Brand Creative and Design Manager - need South East Asian or Hong Konger Job at Beijing TRT health pharmaceutical group

Senior Brand Creative and Design Manager - need South East Asian or Hong Konger About us:Beijing TRT health pharmaceutical group, is a sino-foreign joint venture, company's headquarters is located in Beijing, has established three branches in Shanghai, Tianjin and Fuzhou... 

Delta-T Group Inc.

Direct Support Professional- Take Home $3,000+/ Month (PA Opportunity) Job at Delta-T Group Inc.

 ...: Youngstown, OH 44502 Date Posted: 04/30/2025 Category: Direct Care Services Education: High School Diploma/GED Our...  ...Care Worker, DCW, Patient Care Technician, DSP and/or Direct Support Professional to provide support to persons with intellectual developmental... 

Bosch Group

Scrum Master / Technical Project Manager Job at Bosch Group

 ...Click here to learn more. Job Description As a Scrum Master / Technical Project Manager,you will develop detailed project...  ...the projects ~ Demonstrated effectiveness using waterfall and Agile methodologies ~ Functional knowledgeand experienceusing... 

Teledyne

Equipment Repair Technician Job at Teledyne

 ...Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:**- Repair Spectrum Analyzers - Repair Network Analyzers- Repair LeCroy...  ...ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists...