Estate Planning Attorney

Distinct | North America; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct in Austin, TX is seeking an Estate Planning Attorney to lead client relationships in a hybrid work environment. You will handle wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and planning for liquidity events.

You’ll work with CPAs and financial advisers, manage estate and trust administration, probate and guardianship in Texas, and guide matters from first meeting to signing. Texas Bar admission and 3–10 years’ trusts and estates experience are required.

Qualifications

• Admission to the State Bar of Texas.
• 3 to 10 years of trusts and estates experience.
• Precise drafting, clear explanations and steady presence in difficult family conversations.

Responsibilities

• Wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and powers of attorney.
• Planning for business owners, including succession and liquidity events.
• Estate and trust administration.
• Probate and guardianship matters in Texas.
• Working alongside clients' CPAs and financial advisers.

Skills

Texas Bar admission

Estate planning

Client relations

Drafting precision

Job description

Estate Planning Attorney | Austin, TX (hybrid) | $110,000 to $180,000 | Trusts and Estates

A lot of new wealth in Austin has no plan behind it yet. Founders who have just sold, families who have moved in from out of state, business owners starting to think about succession. This firm is where many of them go for advice, and it needs another attorney to lead those relationships.

The practice covers planning, administration and probate for a client base that ranges from young families to owners of substantial businesses. The work is detailed and it is personal, which is exactly why good attorneys stay in it.

What you'll do

• Wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and powers of attorney
• Planning for business owners, including succession and liquidity events
• Estate and trust administration
• Probate and guardianship matters in Texas
• Working alongside clients' CPAs and financial advisers

What I'm looking for

• Admission to the State Bar of Texas
• 3 to 10 years of trusts and estates experience
• Precise drafting, clear explanations and a steady presence in difficult family conversations

Owning the relationship

Clients meet you as their attorney. When advisers and families refer new work, it comes to you, and the firm credits the business you develop.

How the role scales

The firm is hiring at two levels. Attorneys with a few years of experience run planning matters from first meeting to signing. More experienced attorneys lead complex estates and high net worth planning, and are paid toward the top of the range.

The pace

Hybrid, and you choose the days. Trusts and estates rarely runs on midnight deadlines, and the firm intends to keep it that way.

Why move

If you'd rather be someone's trusted adviser than the drafter in the background, this practice gets you there quickly.