Senior Product Designer at Modern Family Law

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Senior Product Designer

Company: Modern Family Law

Location: Virginia, United States

Job Type: FULL_TIME

Category: Product Design / UX/UI

Date Posted: 2026-06-23

Experience Level: 5-10 years

Remote Status: Fully Remote

🚀 Role Summary

Drive the user experience and visual design of a client-facing legal technology platform, focusing on intuitive workflows and client journey optimization.
Lead the design of new product features and enhancements, translating complex legal processes into user-friendly digital solutions.
Establish and maintain a scalable design system to ensure consistency and efficiency across the product.
Collaborate closely with legal, operations, product, and engineering teams to deliver user-centered design solutions.
Utilize data and user research to define UX success metrics and identify opportunities for conversion and usability improvements.

📝 Enhancement Note: This role is positioned as a senior individual contributor, requiring a strong blend of strategic UX thinking, hands-on UI design execution, and a deep understanding of how to simplify complex workflows within a regulated industry. The focus on "workflow optimization" and "client-facing legal technology platform" suggests a need for designers who can translate intricate legal processes into accessible and efficient user experiences.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

Conduct in-depth user research, usability testing, and analysis of user behavior, support requests, and product usage patterns to identify critical friction points and areas for UX enhancement.
Develop comprehensive user journeys, process maps, wireframes, and interactive prototypes to visualize and iterate on design solutions for complex legal workflows.
Design and refine user flows for key platform features, including client onboarding, authentication, task management, payments, document uploads, and internal/external communications.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to translate business requirements and legal needs into intuitive, user-centered product designs that improve task completion rates and reduce user confusion.
Establish, maintain, and evolve a scalable design system, defining reusable design patterns and components to ensure consistency, maintainability, and efficient product development.
Define, implement, and track key UX success metrics in partnership with Product and Engineering, leveraging product analytics to inform design decisions and drive conversion improvements.
Partner closely with attorneys, legal staff, operations leaders, and development teams to deeply understand client needs, business workflows, and product requirements, ensuring design solutions are both user-centric and operationally feasible.

📝 Enhancement Note: The responsibilities emphasize a full-cycle design process, from initial research and ideation to detailed UI design, system implementation, and performance measurement. The "Collaboration and Integration" section highlights the need for strong communication and translation skills, bridging the gap between legal professionals and technical development teams.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field is often preferred, though not explicitly stated. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Product Design, UX Design, or a closely related field, with a demonstrated track record of designing for complex, multi-step workflows.

Required Skills:

5+ years of experience in Product Design, UX Design, or a related field.
Proven experience designing user interfaces and user experiences for SaaS or other web-based applications.
Strong portfolio showcasing exceptional UX problem-solving, workflow optimization, and user-centered design methodologies.
Expertise in creating user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and detailed interaction designs.
Advanced proficiency and hands-on experience with Figma for design and prototyping.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with Product Managers and Engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
Solid understanding of information architecture principles and core usability best practices.
Experience designing for complex, multi-step processes and workflows. Preferred Skills:
Experience within the LegalTech, FinTech, HealthTech, or Insurance industries, or other sectors with similarly complex workflows.
Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative user research, including usability testing and user interviews.
Experience implementing and leveraging product analytics tools to inform design decisions and measure impact.
Experience building, maintaining, and scaling design systems.
Familiarity with web accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and best practices for inclusive design.

📝 Enhancement Note: The experience requirements are clearly defined, with a strong emphasis on portfolio quality and specific tool proficiency (Figma). The preferred qualifications point towards candidates who can hit the ground running with minimal ramp-up time, particularly those with experience in regulated or workflow-intensive industries.

📊 Process & Systems Portfolio Requirements

Portfolio Essentials:

A robust portfolio demonstrating a deep understanding of UX problem-solving and workflow optimization in digital products.
Case studies that clearly articulate the user problem, design process, proposed solutions, and measurable outcomes.
Examples of how you have simplified complex processes, improved task completion rates, or enhanced user journeys.
Demonstrations of your proficiency in user flows, wireframing, prototyping, and interaction design, ideally showcasing your work in Figma.
Evidence of your experience designing for SaaS or complex web-based applications. Process Documentation:
Case studies should detail your approach to user research, including methods used and insights gained.
Showcase your process for translating requirements into actionable design artifacts like wireframes and prototypes.
Illustrate your methodology for iterating on designs based on feedback, testing, and analytics.
Demonstrate your understanding of how to integrate design into Agile development cycles, including collaboration with engineers.
Highlight any experience in establishing or contributing to design systems, including component creation and documentation.

📝 Enhancement Note: For this Senior Product Designer role, the portfolio is paramount. It must not only showcase visual design skills but, more importantly, the ability to dissect complex problems, optimize workflows, and drive tangible improvements in user experience and business outcomes. Case studies that quantify impact are highly valued.

💵 Compensation & Benefits

Salary Range: $95,000 - $110,000 USD per year.

Explanation of Range: This range is a reasonably reliable estimate for a Senior Product Designer in Virginia, United States, considering the specified experience level (5-10 years) and the nature of the role within a boutique law firm. Actual compensation will be adjusted based on factors such as candidate experience, specific location within Virginia (if applicable to remote work policies), and other relevant job-related factors.

Benefits:

Comprehensive health insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Health Savings Account (HSA) / Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
Retirement Plan: 401(k) with potential for IRA options.
Life Insurance: Basic, Voluntary, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
Paid Time Off (PTO): Including Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Public Holidays.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support.
Training & Development opportunities for continuous learning and skill advancement.
Voluntary benefits such as Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance, and Pet Insurance.
Potential for Commuter and Transit benefits, depending on specific location nuances for remote work.

Working Hours: The role is full-time, typically expected to be around 40 hours per