Senior Trusts & Estates Attorney—Multi-State Wealth Plan

Orion Placement; Roseland (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Merit increases

Origination credit

Job summary

Confidential Employer is seeking an experienced trusts and estates attorney with 8+ years of relevant legal experience and admission to CT, NY, or NJ bar. The role offers a hybrid schedule across multiple offices and a strong pipeline of sophisticated client work in estates, trusts, wealth planning, and tax matters.

The candidate will mentor junior attorneys, collaborate across practices, and contribute to ongoing growth with discretionary bonuses, merit increases, and origination opportunities.

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

Communication skills

Client relationship management

Drafting skills

Tax planning knowledge

Mentoring

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

LL.M. in Taxation (preferred)

Job description

Confidential Employer is seeking an experienced trusts and estates attorney with 8+ years of relevant legal experience and admission to CT, NY, or NJ bar. The role offers a hybrid schedule across multiple offices and a strong pipeline of sophisticated client work in estates, trusts, wealth planning, and tax matters.

The candidate will mentor junior attorneys, collaborate across practices, and contribute to ongoing growth with discretionary bonuses, merit increases, and origination opportunities.