Private Client Senior Associate Attorney

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Annual bonus

Inherit a book of business

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions is assisting a national, full-service law firm in its search for a Private Client Senior Associate in its Philadelphia office. The attorney will manage sophisticated estate planning, T&E administration, and transfer tax matters for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, fiduciaries, and closely held businesses.

This role offers a collaborative, cross-office environment and a trajectory to inherit an established book of business, with fast-track

Qualifications

• 6+ years of estate planning experience, including transfer tax planning for HNW and UHNW clients.
• Expertise in advising on federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning.
• Exposure to T&E administration, including probate proceedings.
• Comfortable working independently with maximum mentorship, but minimal supervision.
• Barred or eligible to waive into PA, NJ, NY and/or some combination.
• Tax LLM valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Handle sophisticated estate planning, T&E administration, and transfer tax matters for high-net-worth clients and families.
• Collaborate with attorneys across offices to support a growing, team-oriented practice.
• Inherit an existing book of business and contribute to succession planning, with path to advancement.

Skills

Estate planning

Transfer tax planning

T&E administration

Independent working

Bar admission eligibility

Education

Tax LLM

Job description

LHH is assisting a national, full-service law firm in its search for a Private Client Senior Associate for its Philadelphia office. This is an opportunity for an experienced Trusts and Estates attorney to handle sophisticated estate planning, T&E administration, and transfer tax matters for high-net worth and ultra-high-net worth individuals, families, fiduciaries, and closely held businesses.

This associate will work collaboratively with attorneys across offices on matters while contributing to a growing, team-oriented practice focused on exceptional client service. This group is in succession planning mode, seeking to add a senior associate who can be fast tracked for advancement and help take over an established book of business. This opportunity is perfect for the ambitious mid-career professional who is ready to level up their practice, wants to advance within an established group, and is ready to inherit an existing BOB.

• Base salary and title commensurate with experience
• Flexible hybrid work arrangement (only 1 fixed day in office per month)
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Opportunity to inherit a BOB

Candidate Requirements

• 6+ years of estate planning experience, including transfer tax planning for HNW and UHNW clients
• Expertise in advising on federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning
• Exposure to T&E administration, including probate proceedings
• Comfortable working independently with maximum mentorship, but minimal supervision
• Barred or eligible to waive into PA, NJ, NY and/or some combination
• Tax LLM valued but not required

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