Apparent Legal Group

Job Description

Job Description

** About the Firm**

Apparent Legal Group, LLC is a Las Cruces, NM-based law firm focused on family law and probate. Our practice covers divorce, child custody and support, adoption, kinship and adult guardianship, conservatorship, and contested probate matters. We are a small firm looking to grow.

** The Role**

You will handle a varied caseload across family law and probate matters under the supervision of a senior attorney, with increasing independence as your skills develop. This is a hands-on role — you will be in court, at the table, and in front of clients from day one.

** What You'll Do**

• Manage a caseload spanning family law and probate, including:
• * Divorce, legal separation, and property division
  • Child custody, visitation, and child support
  • Paternity and parentage matters
  • Adoption and kinship guardianship
  • Adult guardianship and conservatorship
  • Name changes
  • Contested and uncontested probate proceedings
  • Basic estate planning (wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives)
• Draft pleadings, motions, orders, settlement agreements, wills, and other legal documents
• Appear in district court and before hearing officers for hearings, trials, and status conferences
• Conduct client consultations and maintain ongoing client communication
• Conduct legal research and draft memoranda
• Collaborate with paralegals and support staff

** What We're Looking For**

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active New Mexico State Bar license in good standing (or admission pending bar results — we will consider recent graduates)
• 0–6 years of experience (new attorneys welcome; family law or probate experience a plus but not required)
• Strong legal writing and research skills
• Comfort in the courtroom or genuine eagerness to develop it
• Excellent interpersonal skills — this work requires connecting with clients during some of the most difficult moments of their lives
• Highly organized with the ability to manage competing deadlines

** Preferred (Not Required)**

• Prior family law, guardianship, or probate experience
• Familiarity with the New Mexico Uniform Probate Code and/or the New Mexico Children's Code and Domestic Relations statutes
• Experience in New Mexico courts
• Spanish language proficiency

Company Description

At Apparent Legal Group, we aren't just family law attorneys, but Family Life Attorneys. We are advisors, counselors, and advocates through significant life transitions. Our clients include engaged couples, parents or couples navigating a breakup, and family and friends of those who have passed away.

The New Mexico Constitution states that all persons have "inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness."

With every case we take, we commit to stand with our clients as legal counsel and compassionate guide both through life's most challenging and most rewarding chapters.

Company Description

At Apparent Legal Group, we aren't just family law attorneys, but Family Life Attorneys. We are advisors, counselors, and advocates through significant life transitions. Our clients include engaged couples, parents or couples navigating a breakup, and family and friends of those who have passed away.\n\nThe New Mexico Constitution states that all persons have "inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness."\n\nWith every case we take, we commit to stand with our clients as legal counsel and compassionate guide both through life's most challenging and most rewarding chapters.