Attorney

Wiete Law Office LLC has an immediate opening for an Attorney. The Attorney will be a crucial member of this growing boutique law firm. We are committed to providing clients with strategic legal guidance so they can navigate court and move forward.

This is a full-time, on-site position. Ideal candidates will meet the qualifications listed below.

$65,000 - $70,000 yearly

Client Intake

• Conduct initial consultations with prospective clients to evaluate what services the firm may be able to provide for them
• Make a positive impression on prospective clients during initial consultations
• Sell prospective clients on the value of the services the firm provides
• Collaborate with the firm’s Legal Assistant on the intake of new clients

Client Relationships

• Communicate with clients by phone, email, and in-person meetings with honesty, compassion, and responsiveness
• Answer clients’ questions
• Communicate case analysis and case strategy to clients
• Communicate all settlement proposals to clients
• Communicate all billing concerns to clients
• Ask clients for positive Google reviews

Litigation

• Prepare a case analysis for each case, with few exceptions
• Decide upon a case strategy for every case
• Draft necessary pleadings
• Draft motions when necessary to implement case strategy
• Draft and send discovery requests when necessary to implement case strategy
• Collaborate with clients to respond to discovery requests or court-ordered discovery
• Gather information and evidence from clients
• Prepare notes for all court appearances
• Prepare testimony and exhibits for all evidentiary hearings
• Prepare clients for all court appearances
• Attend all court appearances with clients
• Engage in informal settlement negotiations including proposals sent by email, in-office settlement conferences, or phone calls
• Engage in formal settlement negotiations including mediations or pretrials

Billing

• Record all time for all tasks that you perform for every case
• Perform a monthly review of each case’s billing rate and the tasks that have been recorded
• Collaborate with the firm’s Paralegal on sending invoices and Trust Requests
• Withdraw from cases if clients have overdue bills

Professional Development

• Complete the required amount of CLE
• Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities, including CLEs, mentorship, bar association events, writing educational articles, or preparing educational presentations

Business Development

• Create and improve document templates
• Create and improve business processes
• Participate in team meetings and performance reviews

• Shares our core values of honesty, compassion, and responsiveness
• Admitted to the Ohio bar
• Admission to practice in other states is a plus
• Proficiency with legal practice management software and legal CRM software (Clio Manage and Clio Grow)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe
• A commitment to organized record-keeping
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, attorneys, paralegals, and court staff
• Comfort with task agility (ability to pivot between tasks when urgency requires)
• Reliable timeliness
• Excellent writing, grammar, and proofreading skills
• Experience practicing family law is a plus

Wiete Law Office LLC is a boutique family law firm in Cincinnati, OH, dedicated to serving our clients with honesty, compassion, and responsiveness.