Trusts & Estates Associate | AmLaw Firm

LHH; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH is assisting a highly regarded AmLaw firm in its search for a Trusts & Estates Associate to join its private client practice. The associate will work across the firm's New York and Philadelphia teams, advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multigenerational families, family offices, fiduciaries, and closely held business owners.

The practice handles sophisticated estate planning, wealth transfer, trust and estate administration, tax planning, and business succession matters.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of estate planning, wealth transfer, trust and estate administration, tax planning, or related private-client matters.

Responsibilities

• Interact with sophisticated private clients and advisors.
• Draft and implement estate and wealth planning strategies.
• Manage substantive trust and estate matters.
• Lean staffing with regular access to partners and ownership opportunities.

Skills

Estate planning

Wealth transfer

Trust administration

Tax planning

Private clients

Education

New York Bar

Job description

LHH is assisting a highly regarded AmLaw firm in its search for a Trusts & Estates Associate to join its private client practice. The associate will work across the firm's New York and Philadelphia teams, advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multigenerational families, family offices, fiduciaries, and closely held business owners.

The practice handles sophisticated estate planning, wealth transfer, trust and estate administration, tax planning, and business succession matters.

The Opportunity

• Direct interaction with sophisticated private clients and their trusted advisors
• Draft and implement sophisticated estate and wealth planning strategies
• Manage substantive aspects of trust and estate matters
• Leanly staffed environment providing regular access to partners and opportunities to take ownership of matters
• Robust training, hands-on mentorship, and ongoing feedback
• Associates in the group reportedly annualize under 1,900 hours
• Hybrid schedule, with junior associates generally in the office four days per week and more senior associates three days per week
• Strong focus on attorney wellness, professional development, and long-term retention

Candidate Requirements

• 2+ years of sophisticated estate planning, wealth transfer, trust and estate administration, tax planning, or related private-client matters
• New York bar

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