CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

TRIAL ATTORNEY

SALARY RANGE: $90,000 – $125,000, depending on experience
LOCATION: St. Joseph / Benton Harbor / Berrien County

Hills at Law, P.C. is seeking a highly skilled Trial Attorney to join our team.  As a Trial Attorney, you will be responsible for managing an individual caseload from start to finish. A Trial Attorney must be dedicated to achieving outstanding results for clients through intelligent and zealous advocacy. A strong work ethic, self-motivation, and a positive attitude are essential. The ideal candidate will possess excellent oral advocacy and writing skills, demonstrating confidence in the courtroom. Additionally, the attorney should be comfortable collaborating with other attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants, and providing oversight to ensure successful case completion.

What You’ll Do:

• Represent clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges with dedication and integrity
• Collaborate with seasoned attorneys during strategy sessions
• Handle motion practice, plea negotiations, evidentiary hearings, and jury trials
• Work with client advocates and a professional legal assistants to support your clients
• Serve clients in traditional courts and alternative courts

Additional Benefits:

• Ability to earn bonus based on core values, performance and earnings
• Limited case load so you can focus on your clients
• Culture of learning (Outlaw University)
• Strategy sessions with attorneys
• CLEs required
• Professional trial assistant for jury trials
• Professional legal assistant for day to day
• Limited sales calls
• Work with alternative courts
• Health & Dental Insurance
• Short term disability
• 401K
• Culture of support, we help each other so you can help your clients.
• Time off – we cover for each other. Take time off. Family first.

CLIENT ADVOCATE

HOURLY RATE: $20 – $25, depending on experience
LOCATION: Kalamazoo and/or Berrien County Office

Hills at Law, P.C. is seeking a Client Advocate to join our team. The Client Advocate serves as the initial point of contact for pre-qualified potential new clients (PNCs), conducting consultations and providing follow-up for those who have not yet retained the firm’s services.

What You’ll Do:

• Be the first voice potential new clients (PNCs) hear when they call – listening deeply, responding with care, and guiding them through our intake process
• Ask strategic questions to uncover needs, urgency, and goals
• Communicate the value of our legal team and build trust – not just through information, but through connection
• Manage follow-up calls and warm transfers
• Keep detailed notes and help move cases through our pipeline
• Serve as a key bridge between our clients and our legal team
• Collaborate with other client advocates and firm leadership to constantly improve

What You Bring:

• Empathy without judgment – you can hear hard things and respond like a human
• Confidence and Clarity – you can explain things in a way that’s easy to understand and makes people feel safe
• Adaptability – you can shift gears when the situation demands it
• Attention to Detail – accuracy matters, especially when people’s freedom is on the line
• Prior experience in legal intake, advocacy or customer service is helpful but not required.

Additional Benefits:

• Ability to earn bonus based on core values, performance and earnings
• Health & Dental Insurance
• Short term disability
• 401K
• Paid Time off
• Support and training
• Culture of support, we help each other so we can help our clients