Trusts & Estates Attorney

Job Overview

Multiple leading law firms across the United States — including private client boutiques, mid-sized firms, and Am Law practices — are actively seeking Trusts & Estates Attorneys with 1–10+ years of experience.
With unprecedented wealth transfer underway and record client demand for sophisticated estate planning, firms are expanding their private client groups nationwide.

If you have experience in trusts and estates matters, including:

• Estate planning for high-net-worth and ultra–high-net-worth individuals

• Revocable and irrevocable trust drafting

• Estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning

• Estate administration and probate

• Business succession planning

• Charitable planning and family foundation work

…we want to speak with you.

Duties

• Draft wills, trusts, and advanced estate planning instruments.

• Advise clients on estate, gift, and GST tax strategies.

• Manage estate administration, probate, and fiduciary matters.

• Support business succession planning for family-owned enterprises.

• Counsel clients on charitable planning, foundations, and long-term legacy structures.

• Maintain strong client relationships and provide ongoing planning guidance.

Requirements

• 1–10+ years of trusts and estates or private client experience.

• Background in estate planning and/or estate administration.

• Familiarity with transfer tax concepts and advanced trust structures.

• LL.M. in Taxation or a strong tax background is a significant plus.

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.

• Admission to the bar in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Skills

• Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail.

• Strong interpersonal and client counseling abilities.

• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential client matters.

• An analytical mindset with comfort handling tax-driven planning.

• Organized, thoughtful, and collaborative.

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