Assistant General Counsel, Product (Estate Planning & Advisor Platform Focus)

Trust & Will; United States; Remote; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to lead legal strategy for their estate planning platform. This role involves guiding product development to ensure compliance with estate planning laws while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in estate planning law and a passion for leveraging legal expertise in technology. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and inclusion, offering a flexible remote work environment and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Employee Equity Package

Flexible Time Off

Generous Paid Holidays

Health Benefits

401k Support

Work from Home Stipend

Learning Opportunities Reimbursement

Family-Friendly Environment

Optional Company-Sponsored Events

Monthly Friends & Family Day

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in estate planning law with expertise in wills and trusts.
• Ability to translate legal concepts into scalable product features.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal strategy for estate planning platform for professionals.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to integrate legal standards.

Skills

Estate Planning Law

Cross-Functional Communication

Compliance Knowledge

Legal Document Generation

Product Strategy

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Legal Tech Platforms

Job description

We’re on a mission to help every family leave their legacy with a fast, easy, and secure way to create, manage, and distribute their estate plan online. Since 2017, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of families plan for their future with a streamlined and intuitive approach that makes estate planning simple, affordable, and accessible. We’re backed by leading names in venture capital including Jackson Square Ventures, Link Ventures, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, Halogen Ventures, and more.

As Assistant General Counsel, Product, you will lead legal strategy for the expansion of Trust & Will’s estate planning platform for professionals—including financial advisors, attorneys, and nonprofit advocates—who generate estate planning documents on behalf of their clients. Your deep expertise in estate planning law will guide the development and governance of a product experience that is compliant, modern, and scalable for use across a variety of institutional settings.

You’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, and Compliance teams to ensure professional users can confidently and lawfully serve their clients through our platform. Reporting to our Head of Legal, you’ll also collaborate regularly with both our Assistant General Counsel for Consumer Products and Legislative Advocacy and our Assistant General Counsel for Privacy and Product Development (non–estate planning) to maintain consistency, compliance, and innovation across the entire Trust & Will legal ecosystem.

About You:

You are a seasoned estate planning attorney with a forward-thinking approach to legal technology. You've advised on or worked within platforms that generate estate planning documents, and you're energized by the opportunity to evolve how those services are delivered—especially through trusted professional intermediaries.

Your strength lies in translating estate planning law into scalable, compliant product frameworks that support both individual outcomes and broader institutional goals. You thrive in environments where you can apply legal depth to business and product strategy, especially in new or emerging spaces.

About the Role:

Lead Legal Strategy for the Advisor-Focused Estate Planning Platform

• Own legal guidance for Trust & Will’s professional-use platform, supporting financial advisors, attorneys, and nonprofit advocates
• Ensure product functionality is aligned with estate planning laws in all U.S. jurisdictions, and designed for appropriate third-party facilitation
• Shape platform features, workflows, and document generation logic through an estate planning lens
• Define the appropriate scope and guardrails for professional users creating or facilitating legal documents on behalf of clients

Internal Product Partnership

• Work directly with Product, Engineering, and Design to embed estate planning legal standards into product development
• Provide scalable legal frameworks for the advisor experience, including jurisdictional variation and professional scope of use
• Partner with Compliance to align professional-facing product features with regulatory expectations

Cross-Functional Legal Collaboration

• Collaborate with our AGC for Consumer Products and Legislative Advocacy to align on shared estate planning frameworks, policy positions, and user guidance
• Work closely with our AGC for Privacy and Product Development (non–estate planning) to ensure coordinated legal support across non-estate product initiatives, privacy compliance, and shared product infrastructure

External Engagement & Thought Leadership

• Represent Trust & Will as a legal expert in estate planning product delivery, particularly through advisor and nonprofit channels
• Monitor and assess regulatory changes that affect the professional facilitation of estate planning
• Engage with industry associations, regulators, and stakeholders to support innovation and compliance in professional-use estate planning platforms

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
• 10+ years of experience practicing estate planning law , including deep expertise in wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and related legal instruments
• Experience supporting or advising platforms used by professionals to generate estate planning documents at scale
• Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks governing legal services delivered by or through third-party professionals
• Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills, especially with technical and product teams
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts into scalable product features and guardrails

Bonus Points for:

• Experience at a legal tech company, SaaS platform, or startup supporting estate planning or advisor tools
• Familiarity with estate planning delivery models offered through financial services, nonprofits, or employer benefits
• Involvement in professional associations or policy efforts related to estate planning innovation
• Bar membership in Florida, New York, Northwestern United States or Texas

Employee Benefits & Perks:

• Compensation: Salary + Equity
• Our salary range for this position is $136,000 - $184,000, in addition to compensation we also include an employee equity package as a component of our offer along with other benefits and perks outlined below.
• PTO
• Flexible time off that you are encouraged to use
• Generous paid company holidays and breaks throughout the year
• Monthly friends & family day
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• Fantastic health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and generous parental leave
• Financial wellness benefits (Equity & tax advisory support, savings options, and employee-sponsored 401k)
• Guest speakers & reimbursement for learning opportunities
• Extra
• Family-friendly work environment. We support the complexity of a remote world with the needs of families
• Optional company-sponsored events and travel throughout the year
• $500 Work from home stipend + mac & Apple accessories

About Trust & Will:

• We are a remote-first company, giving our employees the flexibility they need to work in an environment that best suits their needs. Our hiring process is also conducted virtually unless otherwise noted. We are a company that was founded in San Diego, CA, and offer a collaborative co-working space that is available for you to use if you'd like but not required. #LI-Remote
• We are proud to be a certified B Corporation, using business as a force for good. We are committed to building a healthy, sustainable, and engaging working environment for all employees, their families, and communities. We publish an annual impact report to outline our positive contributions to our world and set an example for all employers.
• Trust & Will's mission is to help every family leave their legacy through affordable, accessible estate planning. That starts with the people we hire and the ways in which we support the development of their unique talents and capabilities. We are committed to prioritizing ways to make our company and industry more inclusive. This means we must be revolutionary in the way we value diversity to revolutionize our business sector. At Trust & Will, everyone has a seat at the table and space to be their authentic selves because only in a company that is inclusive and diverse can we truly stand in our members' shoes.