Associate Attorney

Burnham Law

$80K — $95K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • JD from an accredited law school and active Colorado license in good standing
  • 2+ years practicing with significant domestic relations experience; criminal defense experience is a major plus
  • Strong research, writing, and analytical skills
  • Courtroom experience with the ability to stay steady under pressure
  • Organized with the capacity to manage multiple matters and deadlines
  • Experience with Westlaw, Filevine, and Microsoft Office is preferred
  • Valid driver's license with the ability to travel to courts and client meetings

Responsibilities

  • Represent clients in domestic relations cases from evaluation to resolution
  • Draft high-pressure pleadings, motions, and correspondence
  • Develop and implement case strategies based on research
  • Participate in hearings, conferences, mediations, and depositions
  • Lead negotiations and prepare cases for potential trial
  • Collaborate effectively with attorneys, paralegals, and staff on case management

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage including a fully employer-paid medical plan and HSA access
  • Life, short- and long-term disability coverage, and critical illness insurance
  • Paid and unpaid time off along with parental leave
  • Funding for CLE credits, Colorado Bar Association dues, and state registration dues
  • Team bonding events including quarterly luncheons and monthly lunch-and-learns
  • Flexible work options and stocked snacks and beverages
  • Provision of firm-branded gear
Full Job Description
What You'll Do

You step into demanding domestic relations matters where clear judgment, quick pivots, and confident courtroom presence change outcomes. Criminal defense experience is a significant plus.

You drive cases from initial evaluation through resolution alongside an experienced paralegal who owns filings, deadlines, discovery, and case preparation - so your hours go to strategy and advocacy, not administration.

Full-time, exempt. 30 billable hours per week.
  • Represent clients in domestic relations proceedings from evaluation through resolution
  • Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, and correspondence that hold up under pressure
  • Build case strategy backed by real research - then try it
  • Appear at hearings, conferences, mediations, and depositions
  • Run negotiations and settlement discussions; prepare cases for trial
  • Work shoulder-to-shoulder with attorneys, paralegals, and staff - nobody carries a case alone here

Who We're Looking For

Attorneys with sound judgment and courtroom instincts who want depth, not churn. You know what a bad platform feels like. You are looking for the last one.
  • JD from an accredited law school and an active Colorado license in good standing
  • 2+ years practicing with extensive domestic relations experience; criminal defense is a major plus
  • Strong research, writing, and analytical skills - and the client instincts to match
  • Comfortable in a courtroom and steady when a case pivots
  • Organized enough to run multiple matters and every deadline attached to them
  • Westlaw, Filevine, and Microsoft Office preferred
  • Valid driver's license and reliable travel to courts and client meetings

Where

Colorado Springs

Remote within Colorado, hybrid, or on-site - we place the right candidate where it works. Expect to be in the office as much as possible during your first 90 days for onboarding and team integration. Monday-Friday, 8 AM-5 PM.

Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision - including one fully employer-paid medical plan and HSA access
  • Life, short- and long-term disability, accident, and critical illness coverage
  • Paid and unpaid time off, paid holidays, and firm-paid parental leave
  • Firm-paid CLE credits, Colorado Bar Association dues, and state registration dues
  • Quarterly luncheons, monthly lunch-and-learns, and an Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible work arrangements, stocked snacks and beverages
  • Firm-branded gear - the good kind

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