Senior Trusts & Estates Counsel for Private Wealth

Sterlington; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Job summary

Sterlington PLLC in Philadelphia, PA, invites a trusts & estates counsel to join its Private Wealth Practice in a hybrid arrangement. You will design complex estate plans for UHNW clients, advise on GST and gift tax strategies, and supervise administration across multi-generation wealth structures.

Ideal candidates hold a JD from a top-tier law school with bar admission in at least one state, 8+ years of trusts & estates experience, and mastery of federal tax laws relevant to high-net-worth

Qualifications

• J.D. from a top-tier law school.
• Active membership in a U.S. state bar (PA, FL, NY, CA, TX, IL, or DC preferred).
• Minimum eight years of experience in trusts and estates law, with a focus on UHNW clients.
• Mastery of federal estate, gift, and GST tax laws; familiarity with state-level nuances and fiduciary income taxation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced estate plans for clients with taxable estates exceeding $75M — including GRATs, SLATs, IDGTs, BDITs/BDOTs, QPRTs, non-grantor trusts, CLTs, CRTs, and private foundations
• Advise on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax strategy, including multi-generational wealth transfer and dynasty trust structures
• Oversee trust and estate administration — probate, fiduciary compliance, post-mortem tax planning, and decanting
• Counsel on business succession planning: transfer of closely held entities, buy-sell agreements, recapitalizations, and GRAT/installment sale strategies
• Coordinate with family offices, investment advisors, accountants, and fiduciaries to deliver integrated, seamless counsel
• Manage sensitive, multi-party family dynamics with the discretion and emotional intelligence these relationships require

Skills

J.D. in Law

Bar admission (PA/FL/NY/CA/TX/IL/DC)

Estate tax planning expertise

UHNW client advisory

Education

J.D. from a top-tier law school

LL.M. in Taxation or Estate Planning preferred

Job description

Sterlington PLLC in Philadelphia, PA, invites a trusts & estates counsel to join its Private Wealth Practice in a hybrid arrangement. You will design complex estate plans for UHNW clients, advise on GST and gift tax strategies, and supervise administration across multi-generation wealth structures.

Ideal candidates hold a JD from a top-tier law school with bar admission in at least one state, 8+ years of trusts & estates experience, and mastery of federal tax laws relevant to high-net-worth