Defending Your Family Springfield Joplin Lawyers

06/03/2024

Our visitor today was Polo. He only speaks Spanish. Buen chico!

04/01/2024

Happy 12th Anniversary to
REECE FAMILY LAW, LLC

01/15/2024

01/12/2024

Reece Family Law, LLC - Springfield MO
And
Defending Your Family, LLC - Joplin MO

Will be closed until Monday, January 15, 2024 to allow our staff and clients to be warm and safe.

12/09/2021

Today we congratulate Mattew R Bonner, JD on being sworn into The Missouri BAR. The ceremony was officiated by the Honorable Judge Jerry L Holcomb, Jasper County, 29th Judicial Circuit Court. Welcome to our team at Defending Your Family - Springfield - Joplin Lawyers!

10/05/2021

DEFENDING YOUR FAMILY - SPRINGFIELD - JOPLIN - LAWYERS & REECE FAMILY LAW, LLC has an immediate opening for a Full-Time Legal Receptionist / Assistant for Family Law, Criminal Defense, and Estate Planning in Joplin, MO. Prior receptionist/assistant experience preferred. Salary commensurate with experience.

JOB REQUIREMENTS & DUTIES INCLUDE:

Receptionist Duties - Welcome Clients & Guests, Answer Telephones & Process Messages, Manage Scheduling of Attorneys’ & Conference Room Appointments
Legal Assistant Duties - Direct Client Communications, Legal eFilings/Filings, Pleadings/Discovery, & Jury Trial Preparations.
General Office Duties: Process Mail, Fax Forms, Copy Documents, Etc.
Work with Experienced Attorneys on Family, Criminal Defense, & Estate Planning Law Cases
Type 50+ WPM
Excellent Communication, Grammar, & Spelling Skills Required
Experience with Microsoft Office Programs Required
High School Diploma Required, College Degree Preferred, but Not Required
PC Law Experience a Plus
EMPLOYER DESCRIPTION:

DEFENDING YOUR FAMILY - SPRINGFIELD - JOPLIN - LAWYERS & REECE FAMILY LAW, LLC has offices in Springfield and Joplin, MO and represent Family, Criminal Defense, Civil, Business, & Estate Planning Law clients in SW Missouri. Our attorneys have 60+ years of experience representing clients. For more information visit www.reecefamilylaw.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27,000.00 - $30,000.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
You can see our COVID-19 procedures by visiting our website at www.reecefamilylaw.com.

08/26/2021

DEFENDING YOUR FAMILY - SPRINGFIELD - JOPLIN - LAWYERS has an immediate opening for a Full-Time Attorney / Lawyer for Family Law and Criminal Defense in Joplin, MO. Prior experience preferred. For immediate consideration please submit your resume.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES INCLUDE:
· Practice Primarily in Divorce, Modification, Paternity, Adoption, and Guardianship, additional areas include Criminal Defense, Estate Planning.
· Experience in other areas of Law a plus
· Experience with Microsoft Office Programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Required
· PC Law Experience a Plus
· Juris Doctorate Required
· Must be in good standing with The Missouri Bar

BENEFITS INCLUDE:
· Competitive Salary Starting at $55,000 plus Bonuses, and Benefits
· Simple IRA Plan
· Starting with 2 Weeks Paid Time Off
· CLE & Legal Organization Membership Budget
· Legal Malpractice Insurance Paid
· Full-Time Paralegal
· Receptionist
· Mileage Reimbursement
· Fully Furnished Office

JOB DETAILS:
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Type: Attorney
Education: Juris Doctorate required
Computer Experience: Microsoft Office Programs Required, PC Law Experience a Plus
Experience: Prior Experience a Plus, Good standing with The Missouri Bar
Manages Others: Paralegal, Receptionist
Industry: Legal
Required Travel: To SW Missouri Courts
COVID-19 considerations:
Please go to https://reecefamilylaw.com/coronavirus-notices for a complete listing of COVID-19 precautions.

05/19/2021

A CLIENT THANK YOU!

We always appreciate it when our staff is recognized for a good job by our clients. Congratulations to our Joplin staff on getting flowers from a client that had a difficult case that we helped them through.

05/19/2021

NANCY ALLEN - AUTHOR & ATTORNEY - A LEGAL BOOK WRITER DISCUSSION

We appreciate Nancy Allen presenting from our office to the Greene County Family Law Committee in her 2nd Virtual Presentation ever. We appreciate her allowing our staff to attend the lively discussion about practicing law in the Ozarks and being a published author. Nancy revealed how her courtroom experience as an attorney was a foundation for the legal novel best sellers.
Nancy is currently co-authoring with James Patterson on a legal thriller to be published in James Patterson’s Book Shots series for Hachette/Little Brown. This new book, Jailhouse Lawyer will be released this September.

Nancy Allen is the author of the Ozarks Mystery Series, published by HarperCollins/Witness Impulse. She has the background required to tell the tales; she practiced law for fifteen years as Assistant Missouri Attorney General and Assistant Prosecutor in her native Ozarks. She has tried over thirty jury cases, including murder and sexual offenses, and is now a law professor at Missouri State University, as well as an author of legal thrillers. Her debut novel, The Code of the Hills, was published in 2014 by HarperCollins. A Killing at the Creek came out in 2015; her third book, The Wages of Sin was released in April 2016. The Ozarks Mysteries follow the career of Elsie Arnold, a tenacious (but flawed) Ozark's prosecutor.

For more information about Nancy Allen and where to purchase her books, please go to http://www.nancyallenbooks.com.

05/10/2021

Thank you to Todd Hawkins & Defending Your Family Law Office for their first year sponsoring the team!!!

04/14/2021

OUR OFFICES ARE FULLY OPEN WITH IN-PERSON OR CONTACTLESS APPOINTMENTS AND COMMUNICATION

CURRENTLY, MASKS ARE REQUIRED IN OUR OFFICES

As of Monday, April 12, 2021, Reece Family Law, LLC and Defending Your Family - Springfield - Joplin - Lawyers offices are fully open for all types of client appointments including in-person. We currently are requiring all in-person meetings to be masked in order to protect our clients, staff, and their family's health while providing legal help.

We will continue to also provide our clients remote Zoom and telephone meetings and consults for those who may need it.

The Missouri Court system is updating statuses weekly, so please go to our Coronavirus Notices Web Page https://reecefamilylaw.com/covid-19-notices for additional Coronavirus COVID-19 updates & informational links.

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