Family Law Attorney Advisor

Family Law Attorney Advisor (Hybrid working pattern in our Jersey City HQ)

ABOUT LEAP

LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Productivity Solutions in the world and is part of ATI – one of the largest international LegalTech companies. For more than 30 years, our curiosity and commitment to continual improvement has kept us reimagining productivity tools for lawyers and their staff to support our guiding purpose, to ‘Help lawyers who help people’. The market leading software we develop and support is used by more than 100,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium sized law firms.

Working alongside our international team of passionate high achievers, you’ll join a fast-growing technology business where things seldom stay the same for long. With more than 1000 smart, caring and ambitious ‘LEAPsters’ working together across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Poland and New Zealand, you’ll find yourself in good company here.

ABOUT THE ROLE

LEAP is looking for an attorney with current family law experience who is looking for a career change in the legal tech space to join our mission to improve the family law process around the world.

In this role, you will use your experience to advise a dedicated development team on how to build best-in-class software for improving the productivity of family lawyers.  

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Providing recommendations on new features and applications to improve the practice of family law
• Writing reports for the development of new product, such as child support calculators and parenting time calendar
• Visiting law firms to gather product feedback
• Preparing training materials to help users get the most out of LEAP
• Contributing to family law thought leadership, including conducting CLEs
• Drafting documents to be added to LEAP’s library of automated templates

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Essential qualities:

• Juris Doctorate (JD) from an accredited law school
• 3+ years recent experience in divorce, custody, support and other family law issues, ideally in New Jersey
• Expertise in the financial implications of divorce, including taxation
• A demonstrable drive and enthusiasm for technology
• A passion for delivering positive change and helping our clients improve their family law businesses, which in turn helps people navigating through the family law process
• Experience expressing complex legal concepts to lay people
• Willingness to visit and speak with law firms

Nice to have qualities:

• Prior experience using LEAP or other legal software
• Programming experience

WHAT YOU'LL GET

• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans Available
• 401k with Company Matching Program
• Staff Events
• Employee Assistance Plans
• Unlimited PTO
• Company Shares Opportunity
• We are a certified Great Place to Work!
• Salary: $120,000 - $150,000k OTE

LIFE @ LEAP

LEAP is all about impact, growth and ownership. We’re united by a genuine passion for what we do, enriched by the care we show to our customers and each other and driven by the difference we can make together.

LEAPster culture is about prioritizing and celebrating the incredible humans behind our market-leading technology. Think performance-driven incentives, flexible hybrid work, a world-leading Parenting Policy, regular social events, and so much more.

We strongly believe that personal development and career progression are at the heart of a healthy, high-performing culture and we’re committed to empowering LEAPsters with resources, ongoing support and more than 20 defined career pathways to explore. With us, your career will grow as you do, with opportunities to step into new roles, explore new departments and even work abroad.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.