Estate Planning Associate (Hybrid)

LeoForce; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Work

Best in Class Firm

Competitive Compensation Package

Complete Benefits Package

Flexible Work Schedules

Accelerated Career Growth

Fun Company Activities

Many More

Job summary

LeoForce, a premier private client law firm based in New York, seeks a mid-level trusts & estates attorney with 2-5+ years of sophisticated experience. You will draft wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and related wealth transfer instruments for high-net-worth clients.

You will advise on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning and participate in trust administration. Join a nationally respected team with strong collaboration across offices.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• 2-5+ years of sophisticated trusts & estates experience with a focus on planning.
• Experience drafting sophisticated estate planning documents, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and related wealth transfer instruments.
• Strong knowledge of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, trust administration, and high-net-worth client counseling.

Responsibilities

• Draft and finalize complex estate planning documents for high-net-worth clients.
• Counsel clients on tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies and trust administration.
• Collaborate with partners across offices to provide holistic private client services.

Skills

Estate planning

Trusts & estates

Wills

Powers of attorney

Wealth transfer

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Job Description

Experience: Mid Level

Salary: $160,000 - $275,000 per year

Job Details

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active Bar admission or similar plus:
• 2-5+ years of sophisticated trusts & estates experience with a focus on planning*
• Experience drafting sophisticated estate planning documents, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and related wealth transfer instruments
• Strong knowledge of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, trust administration, and high-net-worth client counseling

We can offer you the opportunity to work with State-of-the-Art Clients making a meaningful impact on today's society and the next generation!

A bit about us:

Based in New York, NY with multiple offices across the Northeast and Southeast, we are a TOP Ranked full-service law firm with a nationally respected private client and trusts & estates practice.

Our core values are centered around our people and our clients. We believe that putting your employees first is not only the right thing to do, but it also gives us the competitive edge to ensure our clients have an excellent experience!

Over the years, our reputation for providing our people with the very best has caught the eye of sophisticated high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational family businesses, fiduciaries, entrepreneurs, and tax-sensitive clients who have chosen to trust us as their primary legal counsel.

Our Trusts & Estates group is widely recognized for handling sophisticated estate planning matters, wealth transfer strategies, business succession planning, international estate planning, charitable planning, estate and trust administration, tax controversy matters, and Surrogate's Court proceedings. With one of the largest and most experienced private client teams in the region, our attorneys collaborate across offices and practice groups to provide comprehensive solutions for complex personal, family, and business planning needs.

Why join us?

• Meaningful Work!
• Best in Class Firm!
• Competitive Compensation Package!
• Complete Benefits Package!
• Flexible Work Schedules!
• Accelerated Career Growth!
• Fun Company Activities!
• Many More!