Senior Trusts & Estates Attorney — Multi-State Practice

Orion Placement; Greenwich (CT); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Origination credit

Discretionary bonus

Merit increases

Job summary

Orion Placement seeks an experienced trusts and estates attorney to join a growing Tax, Trusts & Estates practice serving CT, NY, and NJ. You will advise high-net-worth individuals, families, fiduciaries, and business owners on sophisticated estate planning and wealth strategies, and lead complex matters end‑to‑end with a collaborative team.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of relevant experience, CT/NY/NJ bar admissions, and strong drafting and client‑relation skills.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• 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.
• Strong drafting, analytical, communication, and client relationship skills.
• Willingness to obtain additional bar admissions as needed to support client matters.
• LL.M. in Taxation is preferred, not required.

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 skills

Client relationships

Mentoring

Cross-state advising

Education

Juris Doctor

LL.M. in Taxation (preferred)

Job description

Orion Placement seeks an experienced trusts and estates attorney to join a growing Tax, Trusts & Estates practice serving CT, NY, and NJ. You will advise high-net-worth individuals, families, fiduciaries, and business owners on sophisticated estate planning and wealth strategies, and lead complex matters end‑to‑end with a collaborative team.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of relevant experience, CT/NY/NJ bar admissions, and strong drafting and client‑relation skills.