Private Client Tax & Estate Planning Attorney

Aligned Talent Acquisition; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Tax & Estate Planning Associate Attorney with a leading international law firm in Chicago.

This role emphasizes sophisticated tax, estate planning, wealth transfer, and private client matters for high-net-worth individuals and families; you will advise executives and business owners on complex planning strategies, draft wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and related instruments, and collaborate with tax, corporate, and financial

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of tax, estate planning, trusts and estates experience.
• Experience drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and related instruments.
• Experience advising high-net-worth individuals, families, and executives.
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school required.
• Illinois bar admission required or ability to become admitted.

Responsibilities

• Advise high-net-worth individuals and families on tax and estate planning.
• Develop sophisticated estate planning and wealth transfer strategies.
• Draft wills, trusts, and related estate planning instruments.
• Provide client service with discretion on sensitive matters.

Skills

Drafting

Analytical

Communication

Client service

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Illinois bar admission or eligibility

LL.M. in Taxation (a plus)

Job description

Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Tax & Estate Planning Associate Attorney with a leading international law firm in Chicago.

This role emphasizes sophisticated tax, estate planning, wealth transfer, and private client matters for high-net-worth individuals and families; you will advise executives and business owners on complex planning strategies, draft wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and related instruments, and collaborate with tax, corporate, and financial