Trusts & Estates Attorney

Orion Placement; Winston-Salem (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Placement is seeking an attorney with proven experience in estate planning and probate to join our growing Winston-Salem firm. You will handle direct client contact and sophisticated estate planning work, including probate and trust administration matters in a hybrid in-office/remote setting.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in estate planning and probate, excellent client communication, empathy, and sound judgment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of estate planning and probate experience required, not including student internships.
• Experience drafting estate planning documents, handling probate matters, and advising clients through estate or trust administration.
• Strong client communication skills and a compassionate, service-focused approach.
• Excellent attention to detail, legal judgment, writing skills, and organizational ability.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a growing law firm environment.
• Fiduciary litigation or trust and estate dispute experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, and other estate planning documents.
• Counsel clients on estate planning strategies tailored to their family, assets, goals, and long-term needs.
• Handle probate, estate administration, and trust administration matters from start to finish.
• Guide clients through sensitive and often emotional legal issues with empathy, professionalism, and confidence.
• Communicate with clients, courts, fiduciaries, beneficiaries, and other professionals throughout the estate and probate process.
• Identify and help resolve issues involving estate disputes, fiduciary concerns, and trust or estate administration challenges.
• Work closely with attorneys, owners, and team members to deliver excellent client service and support the firm’s continued growth.
• Contribute ideas, process improvements, and practical solutions in an entrepreneurial law firm environment.

Skills

Estate planning

Client communication

Attention to detail

Legal judgment

Writing skills

Organizational ability

Education

North Carolina Bar license

Job description

• Join a growing estate planning, probate, and fiduciary litigation firm where your work directly helps families protect their future and navigate difficult life transitions.
• Step into a meaningful attorney role with direct client contact, sophisticated estate planning work, and hands-on probate and trust administration matters.
• Work with a team that values empathy, integrity, teamwork, initiative, and exceptional client service.
• Enjoy a hybrid schedule with a firm that genuinely values work-life balance, professional growth, and long-term career success.
• Be part of an entrepreneurial law firm with growth momentum and the opportunity to make a visible impact.

Location

This is a hybrid position based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with flexibility for a mix of in-office collaboration and remote work.

Note

Candidates must have an active North Carolina Bar license and 3+ years of estate planning and probate experience outside of student internships.

About Us

We are a growing North Carolina law firm focused on estate planning, probate, trust administration, estate administration, and fiduciary litigation. Confidential Employer. Our team helps individuals and families create peace of mind, protect loved ones, administer estates properly, and resolve difficult trust and estate matters with compassion, clarity, and skill.

Job Description

• Draft and review wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, and other estate planning documents.
• Counsel clients on estate planning strategies tailored to their family, assets, goals, and long-term needs.
• Handle probate, estate administration, and trust administration matters from start to finish.
• Guide clients through sensitive and often emotional legal issues with empathy, professionalism, and confidence.
• Communicate with clients, courts, fiduciaries, beneficiaries, and other professionals throughout the estate and probate process.
• Identify and help resolve issues involving estate disputes, fiduciary concerns, and trust or estate administration challenges.
• Work closely with attorneys, owners, and team members to deliver excellent client service and support the firm’s continued growth.
• Contribute ideas, process improvements, and practical solutions in an entrepreneurial law firm environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of estate planning and probate experience required, not including student internships.
• Experience drafting estate planning documents, handling probate matters, and advising clients through estate or trust administration.
• Strong client communication skills and a compassionate, service-focused approach.
• Excellent attention to detail, legal judgment, writing skills, and organizational ability.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a growing law firm environment.
• Fiduciary litigation or trust and estate dispute experience is a plus.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• You will do meaningful legal work that helps families during some of the most important and difficult moments in their lives.
• You will join a team that values integrity, empathy, teamwork, initiative, and client impact.
• You will have room to grow with a firm that is expanding and investing in its people.
• You will work in a supportive, collaborative culture where feedback, respect, and work-life balance matter.
• You will have the opportunity to use your experience in a highly visible role with direct client impact.