Senior Private Client Counsel - Tax & Trusts

Thompson Coburn LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Thompson Coburn LLP is seeking an attorney with 9+ years of estate planning experience to join its Private Client practice group in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have a strong tax-focused trusts and estates practice, with experience advising high and ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and closely held businesses on complex estate and tax matters.

A portfolio of client relationships and business development opportunities is encouraged, and ownership of a portable practice is not

Qualifications

• 9+ years of estate planning experience.
• Strong tax-focused trusts and estates practice.
• Experience advising high and ultra-high net worth individuals and families.

Responsibilities

• Counsel high‑net‑worth clients on complex estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer matters.
• Advise fiduciaries on fiduciary income tax issues and wealth transfer planning.
• Support trust and estate administration and business succession planning.

Skills

Estate planning

Tax expertise

Client advisory

Business succession planning

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Thompson Coburn LLP is seeking an attorney with 9+ years of estate planning experience to join its Private Client practice group in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have a strong tax-focused trusts and estates practice, with experience advising high and ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and closely held businesses on complex estate and tax matters.

A portfolio of client relationships and business development opportunities is encouraged, and ownership of a portable practice is not