Job Summary

As an Associate Attorney, you will join a team of attorneys representing clients throughout North Carolina in the Corporate, Business, Estate Planning, and Estate Probate areas of practice in the Firm.

About Us:

Terry Hutchens started the firm in 1980 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. With ethics, integrity, and hard work as the core values of the firm, we have grown to now 6 offices across BOTH North and South Carolina. We strive to hire the best people and provide them with good benefits, allowing them the work-life balance they deserve. Benefits include a competitive salary, Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, FSA, HSA, and 401 K. We have twelve holidays a year and offer vacation and personal time off as well.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare various business transactional documents including: business acquisition and merger agreements, entity formation documentation, internal corporate agreements, and various business contracts
• Meet and confer with business owners and managers to advise clients on relevant business law matters including internal business disputes, external business disputes, and participate in contractual negotiations
• Prepare various estate planning documents to include wills, power of attorneys, and various trusts agreements
• Assist clients in the estate probate process
• Attend court proceedings including trials, motion hearings, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, and related proceedings related to business, estate planning and estate probate matters
• Advise clients on business, estate planning, and estate probate matters

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in the state of employment
• Effective time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex legal and business documents
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with others

Preferred Skills & Experience - These are additional skills and experience that are not required to hold this position but may provide candidates who possess them with an edge over candidates who do not.

• Oral advocacy
• Legal writing

Work Environment

We would consider full-time or part-time candidates.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions.

EEO Statement

Hutchens Law Firm is committed to equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.