Hybrid Estate Planning Attorney — Lead a Growing Practice

We Are Legal Revolution; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution in Chicago seeks an experienced Estate Planning Attorney to lead and grow an in-house estate planning practice. You will handle client meetings, design complex estates, and draft wills and trusts with substantial autonomy.

The role offers a mix of sophisticated estate planning work with opportunities to support corporate/tax planning, in a collaborative, low-drama culture. Expect a hybrid schedule with in-office days in Chicago Loop.

Qualifications

• Licensed in Illinois.
• 5+ years of hands-on estate planning experience.
• Comfortable running estate plans with minimal oversight—not just form-filling.
• Strong drafting skills and client-facing confidence.
• Tax experience strongly preferred (e.g. LL.M. in Tax or tax certificate).
• Willingness to help on corporate tax matters and to develop a client book over time.

Responsibilities

• Meet directly with clients, design plans, and draft complex estate planning documents (wills, revocable/irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, tax-sensitive structures, etc.).
• Run matters beginning to end—from fact-gathering and design to drafting, revisions, and signing.
• Collaborate with the broader business/tax group on related tax and corporate planning issues.

Skills

Drafting skills

Client-facing

Tax planning

Education

LL.M. in Tax

Tax certificate

Job description

We Are Legal Revolution in Chicago seeks an experienced Estate Planning Attorney to lead and grow an in-house estate planning practice. You will handle client meetings, design complex estates, and draft wills and trusts with substantial autonomy.

The role offers a mix of sophisticated estate planning work with opportunities to support corporate/tax planning, in a collaborative, low-drama culture. Expect a hybrid schedule with in-office days in Chicago Loop.