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 an attorney with 9+ years of estate planning experience to join the Private Client practice group. The ideal candidate will have a strong tax-focused trusts and estates practice, advising high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and closely held businesses on complex estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer, and fiduciary income tax matters.

Illinois license is required.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of estate planning experience
• Licensed to practice law in Illinois
• Experience advising high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices
• Experience with complex estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer and fiduciary income tax matters
• Experience with wealth transfer planning and trust administration
• Business succession planning experience
• Advising fiduciaries on complex tax issues

Responsibilities

• Advise high-net-worth clients on complex estate and tax matters
• Lead estate planning engagements in the Private Client practice group
• Provide fiduciary tax guidance and wealth transfer planning for clients

Skills

Estate planning

Tax-focused trusts and estates

Wealth transfer planning

Fiduciary income tax

Advising high-net-worth individuals

Business succession planning

Complex tax issues

Education

Licensed to practice law in Illinois

Job description

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 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
• a 401(k) plan