Sr. Estate Planning Attorney

Australia-Employment; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot seeks a Sr. Estate Planning Attorney in Los Angeles to lead sophisticated private client matters and mentor junior attorneys.

You will manage complex wealth-transfer projects, collaborate with tax and business teams, and actively engage in client relationships and business development. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in estate planning at a law firm, with strong drafting and federal transfer tax knowledge.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of substantive estate planning / trusts and estates experience at a law firm.
• Strong drafting skills across the full range of estate planning instruments.
• Deep working knowledge of federal transfer tax and sophisticated wealth transfer strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement sophisticated estate, gift, and wealth transfer plans for high-net-worth individuals and families, including wills and trusts.
• Advise on advanced planning techniques (e.g., GRATs, IDGTs, charitable vehicles).
• Counsel clients on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax matters and coordinate with tax and business colleagues.
• Handle trust and estate administration and fiduciary counseling.

Skills

Estate planning

Trusts & estates

Drafting skills

Mentoring

Business development

Education

J.D.

Job description

Sr. Estate Planning Attorney

$210000 - $250000 per year | Los Angeles, CA | On-site | Permanent

Senior Estate Planning Attorney — Build Your Practice on a National Platform

A bit about us:

Our client is a national, full-service law firm with a well-established private client and wealth planning practice. The Firm advises high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, and fiduciaries on sophisticated estate, tax, and wealth transfer matters, and its trusts and estates attorneys are recognized among the leading practitioners in their markets.

Why join us?

We offer the resources and client base of a large, multi-office platform alongside the collegiality and direct client contact of a focused practice group. You'll work on complex, high-value matters with meaningful autonomy, supported by an integrated tax, business, and litigation bench.

Job Details

We are seeking a senior-level Estate Planning Attorney to join our private client/trusts and estates group in Los Angeles. This is a role for an experienced practitioner ready to manage sophisticated matters, mentor junior attorneys, and actively participate in client relationships and business development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement sophisticated estate, gift, and wealth transfer plans for high-net-worth individuals and families, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and related instruments.
• Advise on advanced planning techniques (e.g., GRATs, IDGTs, charitable vehicles, dynasty and generation-skipping trusts, family entities).
• Counsel clients on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax matters and coordinate with tax and business colleagues on integrated planning.
• Handle trust and estate administration, including fiduciary counseling and post-mortem planning.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active admission (in good standing) to the bar of the applicable jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of substantive estate planning / trusts and estates experience at a law firm.
• Deep working knowledge of federal transfer tax and sophisticated wealth transfer strategies.
• Strong drafting skills across the full range of estate planning instruments.

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.