Associate Attorney

Fresno office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an associate attorney with 3-5 years of experience in estate planning, probate, and conservatorship. The candidate should preferably have demonstrated experience with handling trust, estate, and probate files; meeting with prospective clients, discussing the estate planning process, reviewing costs, obtaining signed engagement agreements, drafting recommended documents including revocable living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, advance health care directives, general assignments of property, trust transfer deeds; and advising clients with Trust Administration upon death, prepare the necessary documentation for administration, including court petitions, notices, affidavits, reports/accounts of Trustee, and for transfer of assets to beneficiaries. Strong writing skills and the ability to effectively communicate with clients and opposing counsel are required. The firm offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term care, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and 401k with matching.

From its beginnings in Bakersfield in 1889, this firm has expanded to every major city in California and serves clients in virtually all of that state's diverse industries; specialty areas of practice include maritime, real estate, family, intellectual property, and agricultural law.