Associate Attorney

Bilingual Associate Attorney – Family & Matrimonial Law – Hudson Valley

Claudio & Associates, P.C.

Annual base salary: $100,000–$130,000, plus quarterly bonus eligibility.

Full-time salaried position, 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Immediate opening.

Fully remote, with required in-person court appearances limited to the Hudson Valley.

Bilingual Spanish and English required.

Claudio & Associates, P.C. seeks a full-time, Spanish- and English-speaking associate attorney for its Hudson Valley family and matrimonial practice. This is an opportunity to manage meaningful cases, develop your courtroom skills, and work directly with a principal attorney who makes mentorship part of the practice.

You will handle an active caseload in Hudson Valley courts, with responsibility for moving matters from consultation through settlement or trial. Principal attorney Desiree M. Claudio, Esq. is available for strategy and review, and the firm provides regular trial-skills sessions and support for professional development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage Family Court matters involving custody and visitation, child support, paternity, family offenses, and enforcement or violations.
• Handle contested and uncontested divorces in Supreme Court, including pendente lite motions, discovery, equitable distribution, maintenance, and settlement stipulations.
• Appear independently at conferences, evidentiary hearings, and trials in Hudson Valley courts; argue motions and orders to show cause.
• Conduct consultations, client meetings, and testimony preparation in Spanish and English, and review Spanish-language documents.
• Prepare petitions, motions, affidavits, discovery, stipulations, and trial documents; calculate and explain CSSA child support and maintenance.
• Work with paralegals on exhibits and trial preparation, file through NYSCEF and EDDS, and maintain timely case notes and time entries in MyCase.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A J.D. and admission to the New York State Bar in good standing.
• At least two years of matrimonial and family-law litigation experience, including work in both Family Court and Supreme Court.
• Experience handling conferences and evidentiary hearings independently, with a working command of the CSSA and maintenance guidelines.
• Professional fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English is required. You must be able to conduct a consultation, prepare a witness, and explain a court order in Spanish.
• Ability to attend required in-person court appearances in the Hudson Valley.

First- or second-chair trial experience, Hudson Valley court experience, and experience as 18-B counsel, an Attorney for the Child, or legal-services counsel are welcome.

COMPENSATION

AND BENEFITS

• Annual base salary of $100,000–$130,000, commensurate with relevant family and matrimonial litigation experience. Compensation is reviewed at six months.
• Quarterly bonus: 10% of fees collected on your matters above a quarterly threshold, tied to a performance scorecard after a ramp-up period.
• Up to $500 per month reimbursed toward an individual health plan.
• 401(k) with an employer match of up to 3%.
• 15 vacation days, 8 paid holidays, and 4 quarterly wellness days, plus paid sick and safe leave.
• $1,500 annually for CLE, registration, memberships, and trial training, plus regular trial-skills sessions with the principal.

WORK ARRANGEMENT

This is a full-time salaried position of 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday. All non-court work is performed remotely. Required in-person court appearances are limited to the Hudson Valley.

The billable target is 122.5 hours per month, reduced for holidays and approved days off. The firm uses MyCase, Google Workspace, and RingCentral.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through Indeed with your résumé. Please also provide a short cover letter and a redacted writing sample consisting of a motion or petition you drafted. If you cannot attach these additional materials through Indeed, email them to [email protected] with the subject “Hudson Valley Associate - [Your Name]”.

We are interviewing now, and part of the interview will be conducted in Spanish.

Claudio & Associates, P.C. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified attorneys from all backgrounds are welcome. We value the perspectives of attorneys historically underrepresented in the legal profession.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Remote