Job Description

Modern Family Law is in the business of helping people move on peacefully with the rest of their lives. Our mission is to minimize conflict whenever possible and offer exceptional support to our clients.

We are searching for an educator and attorney for our Head of Legal Learning and Development position. This is an opportunity to step into a growing company and help us design, build, and implement a legal skills and development program. The selected candidate will be crucial in organizing and implementing our onboarding program and ensuring that attorneys and legal support staff can develop and continuously improve their legal knowledge and professional skillset. If you are passionate about legal education and helping others succeed, then we would love to hear from you.

We currently operate out of multiple offices in the greater Denver metro area, Texas, and the San Francisco Bay area. This position will report out of any of our offices but may be largely remote.

Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• WORK/LIFE BALANCE: unlimited PTO, work from anywhere, and flexible hours.
• BENEFITS: comprehensive benefits including healthcare options in California and Colorado with $0 deductible, and a retirement plan with immediate participation and matching.
• TECHNOLOGY: Mac based hardware and cutting-edge software solutions that enable an effective and connected remote work environment. We are a tech minded, paperless office.
• DEVELOPMENT: The ability to shape the Learning and Development program of an innovative and growing legal firm.

The Head of Legal Learning and Development will partner with SMEs to design and create educational resources on rules of civil procedure, rules of evidence and general domestic relations case management. These resources will be for the purpose of onboarding, developing, and supporting our legal team. The Head of Legal Learning and Development will design and implement ongoing curriculum and mentorship programs for the legal team and monitor participation and progress of these programs. They will exercise business acumen to identify upcoming business needs and promote the success of the legal team and the firm.

If this sounds good to you, here’s what we will need:

• EDUCATED: Juris Doctor required; bar admission not required but a plus.
• EXPERIENCED: 3 - 5 years of experience as a L&D practitioner in areas including software, systems, processes, and salesmanship required. Experience teaching law students, paralegals, or lawyers a plus. Experience with Salesforce, LMS platforms or in a high-growth company a plus. Superior knowledge of MS Office Suite, MS Online services, Adobe and Macintosh and Windows Platforms preferred.
• MOTIVATED: A self-starter who can make recommendations and take initiative on projects. The ability use sound judgement to solve problems and maintain confidential information. Enjoy working as part of a team in a remote environment. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills: the innate ability to understand the most effective communication in any situation.
• TECH SAVVY: be comfortable using and training others on various software programs. Experience with MS Office Suite, MS Online Services, Adobe, Macintosh, and Windows platforms preferred. Salesforce, Zoom and Slack experience a plus.
• AGILE: we have a tech-start up culture. Be able to change directions when needed.
• COMPASSIONATE: Our firm cares about all people and all families. Be driven to help our legal team support their clients in the best possible way.

We're proud to be an equal employment opportunity provider to all people in accordance with all applicable laws. Inclusion and diversity are in our identity! Modern Family Law is happy to make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position as well as throughout the application process.

Be a part of Modern Family Law, be a part of helping people transition to the rest of their lives.

Company Description

Modern Family Law is a tech-forward firm that provides compassionate representation to everyone. We value our employees and provide them with exceptional compensation and benefits and a relaxed work environment. We want you to be an expert in our field. We serve clients who are going through one of the most difficult times of their lives. Everything we do is to ensure our clients are met with compassion and empathy. We believe we should treat clients the way we'd want to be treated if we were the client.