Private Client Counsel - Chicago

Thompson Coburn LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Life, health, accident and disability

401(k) plan

Job summary

Thompson Coburn LLP in Chicago seeks a Private Client Counsel with 9+ years of estate planning experience to join its Private Client practice. Ideal candidates will have a tax-focused trusts and estates background advising high and ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and closely held businesses on complex estate and gift planning, and fiduciary income tax matters.

Strong technical tax expertise and the ability to serve as a trusted advisor are essential.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of estate planning experience
• Strong technical tax expertise in trusts and estates
• Licensed to practice law in Illinois and in good standing

Responsibilities

• Advise high and ultra-high net worth individuals and families on complex estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer planning, and fiduciary income tax matters
• Lead sophisticated wealth transfer planning, trust and estate administration, and business succession planning
• Advise fiduciaries on complex tax issues and related cross-border considerations

Skills

Estate planning

Tax-focused trusts and estates

High net worth advisory

Fiduciary income tax

Wealth transfer planning

Trust and estate administration

Business succession planning

Education

Licensed to practice law in Illinois

Job description

Private Client Counsel - Chicago

Thompson Coburn is seeking an attorney with 9+ years of estate planning experience to join its Private Client practice group in the Chicago office. The ideal candidate will have a strong tax-focused trusts and estates practice, including significant experience advising high and ultra-high net worth individuals, families, family offices, and closely held businesses on complex estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer, and fiduciary income tax matters. Candidates should have experience with sophisticated wealth transfer planning, trust and estate administration, business succession planning, and advising fiduciaries on complex tax issues. Strong technical tax expertise and a demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted advisor to sophisticated private clients are essential. This position is open to recruiters. All candidates must currently be licensed to practice law in Illinois. The salary range for this position in our Chicago office is $300,000 - $400,000. Actual salary will vary and may be above or below the range based based on relevant skills, training and other job-related factors. The range listed is just one part of Thompson Coburn's total compensation and benefits package for associates, which includes bonuses; life, health, accident and disability insurance; and a 401(k) plan.