Strong family law paralegals can run a case file better than half the attorneys they support. If that's you, and you've built your career in family law because the work matters to you, keep reading.
Many firms will never give you the title, the autonomy, or the pay that matches what you actually do all day. This one will.
AFTA is a Texas family law firm with offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and the Rio Grande Valley. Our founder, Gianni Avalos, started her own career as a family law paralegal before building AFTA and creating Single Mom Attorney, one of the largest legal-education platforms for women navigating family law. More than 90% of our clients find us there, so they arrive already understanding our approach and ready to work. That means less hand-holding and more real work, for our attorneys and for the paralegals who run cases beside them.
Here, paralegals are not glorified secretaries. The person who built this firm has done your job, so she knows exactly how much skill and judgment it takes. That's why paralegals here are the operational and substantive backbone of every case, and are hired, paid, and trusted accordingly. If you've spent years being the most capable person in the room without the title to match, this is the room you've been working toward.
THE WORK
- Draft motions, decrees, agreed orders, discovery, special provisions, and trial materials
- Manage your own caseload alongside the attorneys you support
- Own client communication on case updates, document collection, and prep
- Run trial prep: exhibits, witness lists, demonstratives, binders
- Handle filings (e-file, hand-file, county-specific quirks) without anyone looking over your shoulder
- Work beside a team of qualified paralegals, board-certified colleagues among them. Working toward board certification yourself? This is the team to do it with.
- Real autonomy on case logistics, with a managed caseload that lets the quality of your work actually show
THE NUMBERS
- $75,000 to $115,000 base depending on experience
- Quarterly performance bonus and year-end bonus
- 401(k) with company match
- Unlimited PTO after a 90-day probation period, plus firm holidays
- BCBS medical, dental, vision, life insurance
- CLE reimbursement plus lodging for Advanced Family Law in San Antonio
- Annual TBLS and association dues reimbursed
- 9 to 5, Monday through Friday. Hybrid with 2 work-from-home days after your 90-day probationary period
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
- 5+ years in family law, and family law specifically. We hire people who've made this their craft, not a stop along the way.
- Strong drafting: decrees, motions, discovery, agreed orders
- Trial prep experience: hearings, mediations, final trials
- Substantive Texas family law knowledge: SAPCRs, modifications, enforcement, divorce, property division
- Tech adaptability. We run Clio Manage, Clio Grow, Monday, Dropbox, and more.
- Board certification, or actively working toward it, is a real plus
- Genuine care for clients, most of whom are mothers navigating one of the hardest moments of their lives
- Steadiness in high-conflict cases
- Bilingual Spanish a plus
More about the firm: https://linktr.ee/AFTACareers
This is a retained search. Recruiters or third-party agencies should not contact the firm regarding this role.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you a Board Certified Family Law Paralegal through TBLS?
- How many years have you worked as a family law paralegal?
- What's something you wish more family law firms did?
- Tell us about a moment in this work that reminded you why you do it.
- One thing about how we show up online, our content, voice, or website, that stood out to you, good or critical.
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Houston, TX 77023
