Trust & Estate Associate (Buffalo, NY)

Flo Recruit, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC in Buffalo, NY seeks an experienced Associate to join its sophisticated trust & estate practice group. The successful candidate will be admitted to practice in New York and hold a JD from an accredited law school, with strong knowledge of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and tax principles.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate excellent research, writing, drafting, and analytical skills, plus the ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines with

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice in New York State.
• J.D. degree from accredited law school.
• Strong knowledge of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and federal estate and gift tax principles.
• Excellent legal research, writing, drafting, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines with careful attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and client-service skills.
• Sound professional judgment and the ability to work independently and in a team.
• Experience working with high-net-worth clients and sophisticated estate planning structures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Join Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC’s trust & estate practice in Buffalo, NY.
• Manage multiple matters and deadlines with careful attention to detail.
• Work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Serve high-net-worth clients and handle sophisticated estate planning structures.

Skills

Estate planning

Trust administration

Probate

Legal research

Legal writing

Drafting

Attention to detail

Client service

Teamwork

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC, is seeking an experienced Associate to join its sophisticated trust & estate practice group in its Buffalo, NY office. Bond is an AmLaw 200, full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys and 14 offices located across New York State, Boston, MA, Kansas City, KS, Naples, FL, and Newark, NJ.

Qualifications

Admitted to practice in New York State.

J.D. degree from accredited law school.

Strong knowledge of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and federal estate and gift tax principles.

Excellent legal research, writing, drafting, and analytical skills.

Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines with careful attention to detail.

Strong interpersonal and client-service skills.

Sound professional judgment and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Experience working with high-net-worth clients and sophisticated estate planning structures is preferred.

All inquiries will be kept confidential. The estimated salary range for this position at the Associate level is $110,000 - $160,000. Actual compensation will depend upon a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, skill setand office location. Associates may also be eligible for a performance-based annual bonus.

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC provides all employees and applicants an equal employment opportunity in the manner required by law in all aspects of employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status or any other status protected by local, state or federal law.

We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those candidates who are under consideration.