Senior Private Client Counsel: Trusts, Wills & Tax (Hybrid)

Talent Solutions Partners; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 347,000 - 424,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Talent Solutions Partners is representing a prominent AmLaw 100 firm seeking an Associate Attorney for its Private Client Services Practice Group in New York City. The role involves advising high-net-worth clients on complex trust and estate matters in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Requirements include a JD from a top-tier school, New York Bar admission (or ability to waive in), an LL.M. with a strong tax background, and 5–7 years of law firm experience in estate and tax planning.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school; strong academic record.
• New York Bar Admission or ability to waive in.
• LL.M. with strong tax background required.
• 5–7 years of substantive law firm experience in estate and tax planning for high-net-worth individuals.
• Drafting and estate administration skills, including experience with complex wills and trusts.
• Proficiency in preparing client presentations, tax calculations and analyses; administering estates from probate through closing.
• Detail-oriented and capable of independent work; supervisory ability to direct paralegals.

Responsibilities

• Advise high-net-worth clients on trust and estate matters, including estate planning, tax strategies, and administration.
• Draft complex wills and trusts tailored to client needs.
• Manage the administration of estates from probate through final closing, ensuring all tax filings and legal requirements are met.
• Prepare client presentations and conduct tax calculations and analyses.
• Collaborate with a team of attorneys and paralegals to deliver superior client service.

Skills

Drafting

Estate administration

Tax calculations

Client presentations

Attention to detail

Supervisory skills

Independent work

Communication

Education

JD from top-tier law school

New York Bar Admission or waiver in

LL.M. and strong tax background

Job description

Talent Solutions Partners is representing a prominent AmLaw 100 firm seeking an Associate Attorney for its Private Client Services Practice Group in New York City. The role involves advising high-net-worth clients on complex trust and estate matters in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Requirements include a JD from a top-tier school, New York Bar admission (or ability to waive in), an LL.M. with a strong tax background, and 5–7 years of law firm experience in estate and tax planning.