Senior Tax, Trusts & Estates Counsel | Multi-State Practice

Orion Placement; Roseland (NJ); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Orion Placement seeks an experienced trusts and estates attorney to join the growing Tax, Trusts & Estates practice across Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. With 8+ years of relevant experience and admission in CT, NY, or NJ, you will advise high-net-worth individuals and mentors junior attorneys.

This hybrid role offers flexibility among Greenwich, NYC, or Roseland, plus discretionary bonus and origination opportunities within a collaborative, full-service platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience with substantial trusts and estates experience.
• Admission in Connecticut, New York, or New Jersey.
• Experience with sophisticated estate planning and trust and estate administration.
• Knowledge of estate, gift, fiduciary, and income tax planning.
• Experience advising high-net-worth individuals, families, fiduciaries, or closely held business owners.

Responsibilities

• Advise high-net-worth individuals, families, fiduciaries, and business owners on sophisticated trusts and estates matters.
• Develop estate planning strategies involving wills, trusts, wealth transfer, asset protection, and business succession planning.
• Handle complex trust and estate administration matters from start to finish.
• Counsel clients on estate, gift, fiduciary, and income tax considerations.
• Draft sophisticated estate planning and trust documents tailored to client objectives.
• Collaborate with attorneys across the firm on tax, estate planning, business, and related client matters.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships while delivering responsive, practical counsel.
• Support the growing volume of multi-state tax, trust, and estate planning matters.
• Mentor junior attorneys and contribute to the continued development of the practice.

Skills

Drafting

Analytical

Communication

Client relations

Education

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

LL.M. in Taxation (preferred)

Job description

Orion Placement seeks an experienced trusts and estates attorney to join the growing Tax, Trusts & Estates practice across Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. With 8+ years of relevant experience and admission in CT, NY, or NJ, you will advise high-net-worth individuals and mentors junior attorneys.

This hybrid role offers flexibility among Greenwich, NYC, or Roseland, plus discretionary bonus and origination opportunities within a collaborative, full-service platform.