Private Client Counsel

Adams-; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams- in Chicago seeks an experienced Private Client Counsel to join its Private Client practice. This well-established national law firm serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and family offices on complex estate and tax planning.

Responsibilities include advising on estate, gift, GST tax planning; developing wealth-transfer strategies; counseling on trust administration; and guiding fiduciaries on tax and administration. Illinois license required.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of estate planning experience.
• Experience with high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.
• Strong knowledge of estate, gift, GST, and fiduciary income tax matters.
• Experience with sophisticated wealth-transfer planning and trust structures.
• Experience with trust and estate administration.
• Strong writing, communication, and client-service skills.
• Active Illinois law license required.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning.
• Develop and implement advanced wealth transfer and estate planning strategies.
• Counsel clients on trust and estate administration.
• Advise fiduciaries on complex tax and administration matters
• Handle fiduciary income tax issues.
• Counsel business owners and families on business succession planning.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to sophisticated private clients and their other professional advisors.

Skills

Estate planning

High net worth

Fiduciary tax

Wealth transfer

Trust administration

Client service

Writing

Illinois license

Education

Active Illinois law license

Job description

Salary: USD300000 - USD400000 per year

Private Client Counsel | Chicago

Our client, a well-established national law firm, is seeking an experienced attorney to join its Private Client practice in Chicago. This is an excellent opportunity for a sophisticated trusts and estates attorney to advise high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and closely held businesses on complex estate and tax planning matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on sophisticated estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning
• Develop and implement advanced wealth transfer and estate planning strategies
• Counsel clients on trust and estate administration
• Advise fiduciaries on complex tax and administration matters
• Handle fiduciary income tax issues
• Counsel business owners and families on business succession planning
• Serve as a trusted advisor to sophisticated private clients and their other professional advisors

Qualifications

• 9+ years of estate planning experience
• Significant experience working with high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients
• Strong technical knowledge of estate, gift, GST, and fiduciary income tax matters
• Experience with sophisticated wealth-transfer planning and trust structures
• Experience with trust and estate administration
• Strong writing, communication, and client-service skills
• Active Illinois law license required

Compensation

$300,000-$400,000 base salary, plus bonus and comprehensive benefits. Actual compensation will depend on experience and other job-related factors.