Private Clients, Trusts & Estates Senior Associate / Counsel/ Income Partner

ArentFox Schiff LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive bonus program

Discretionary incentives

Job summary

ArentFox Schiff is seeking a Senior Associate (8th-year class or above), Counsel, or Income Partner to join its Private Clients, Trusts & Estates practice. This position is open to candidates in any ArentFox Schiff office location nationwide.

The attorney will work with two partners on very large matters, second chair and independently manage matters, advising family offices and closely-held business owners, and developing sophisticated lifetime and testamentary planning strategies.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills.
• Experience managing client projects from inception to conclusion, including task lists, timelines, accountability, and adapting plans as needed.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of income, fiduciary, estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax regimes.
• Willingness to step in on short notice to complete projects to meet client deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage client projects and supervise junior attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Advise family offices and closely-held business owners on sophisticated lifetime and testamentary planning strategies.
• Develop and implement planning techniques and tax projections; prepare client educational materials.
• Supervise others in research and projection of tax implications and communicate directly with clients to advance goals.

Skills

Client relation management

Project management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Leadership/supervision

Oral and written communication

Education

Bar admission in relevant jurisdiction

Job description

Job Description and Salary

ArentFox Schiff is seeking a Senior Associate (8th-year class or above), Counsel, or Income Partner to join its Private Clients, Trusts & Estates practice. This position is open to candidates in any ArentFox Schiff office location nationwide.

The attorney filling this position will be working primarily with two partners who are excellent practitioners and who each have active and growing practices. Both partners need additional experienced assistance from someone who can second chair very large matters and also take charge and independently manage other matters. This position is envisioned to include ongoing and extensive work on a number of significant multi-line and multi-generational client matters. This attorney’s responsibilities will include advising family offices and closely‑held business owners, developing and effectuating sophisticated lifetime and testamentary planning strategies, and being directly active in and supervising others in research and projection of tax implications of planning techniques, preparation of client educational and summary materials, and meeting and communicating directly with clients to advance their goals.

This role is a good fit for someone who wants to pursue a very sophisticated law firm practice within a renowned large, rapidly growing, and very collegial Private Clients Group and develop ongoing relationships with key clients. There will be ample opportunity for the attorney to further develop their own business network and book of client business.

In addition to being licensed and in good standing in the jurisdiction where they will practice, requirements include:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills
• Experience managing client projects from inception to conclusion, including but not limited to, preparing the task list and timeline, holding internal and external team members accountable to timeline, identifying impact of new facts and circumstances on plan and adapting plan as needed, leading the team to project conclusion, identifying ongoing tasks generated by the plan
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong understanding of income, fiduciary, estate, gift, and generation‑skipping transfer tax regimes
• The willingness to step in on short notice to complete projects to meet client deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to manage client projects and supervise junior attorneys

The good faith base salary range for this position is a minimum of $350,000 to a maximum of $500,000 per year. The actual salary rate offered to candidates within that range will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, years of relevant experience, education, applicable bar admissions, and the candidate’s overall qualifications for the position as assessed by the Firm. In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer a comprehensive bonus program with opportunities for discretionary incentives that may include productivity, business development, and merit‑based components, subject to applicable policies.

Benefits

We know that the needs of our employees vary and can change throughout the different stages of life. That’s why we offer a wide array of flexible benefit options designed to help you live healthy, live well, and live for tomorrow. In addition to medical, dental, vision, profit‑sharing, generous paid time off, and numerous other benefits, we also provide a flexible reimbursement account that helps pay for the things that contribute to your personal well‑being, in your own way.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

ArentFox Schiff is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity in the workplace. We base all employment decisions on merit and maintain a policy of considering all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship status, order of protection status, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, source of income, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

The job description is a general summary of the major duties. It may not specify all duties, tasks, and assignments associated with a job. It does not limit or in any way modify the right of management to direct, assign, and control the work of employees in a unit. Accuracy, attention to detail, ability to work effectively in a team environment, and ability to work in an atmosphere of multiple projects and shifting priorities are requirements of all jobs at ArentFox Schiff LLP. Additional job‑related qualifications may be specified for some openings. Job descriptions are subject to periodic review and modification.