Sr. Estate & Trusts Associate Attorney

We are seeking a highly skilled, team-oriented Mid-level to Senior Associate Attorney to join our Private Wealth practice. This role is ideal for a mid- to senior-level attorney specializing in high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) estate planning, wealth preservation, and complex tax strategies.

Compensation:

• $150,000 - $200,000 annual base salary with plenty of opportunity to earn performance-based incentives bonuses.
• 25% origination for any portable book of business brought in.
• 10% annual bonus given firm-wide, 2 weeks PTO prorated upon start which increase exponentially year-over-year.

Schedule:

• Full-time, salaried, direct-hire role.
• 1,800 Hours annual billable expectation with bonus tied to exceeding
• Monday-Friday 9AM - 5:30PM, reasonable law firm hours.

Experience:

5+ Years of experience as a practicing attorney with a particular focus on Estate Planning, Trusts & Will Administration, Probate experience preferred (not required), Elder Law exposure counselling private wealth & ultra-high net-worth clientele with unique asset protection, wealth preservation and business succession concerns which bring along with them bespoke tax planning (estate, gift, and fiduciary income tax returns) or derivative investing strategies, conservatorships and private credit financing matters which establish PIF structuring and formation, complex fund tranches, family-business & shareholder agreements along with various other estate preservation and wealth management mechanisms.

Credentials & Licensure:

• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited Law School required.
• Master's of Laws (LLM) in a relevant finance, wealth management or tax focus preferred.
• Bar Licensure in CT or NY (both would be ideal), or the ability to waive in by comity/reciprocity.
• A CPA, CFPA, CTFA or similar financial certification would be a strong fit for this opportunity

The Firm:

Our client is an expanding corporate law firm with over 100 attorneys on staff which has recently expanded into the prestigious Greenwich market while continuing to excel within Manhattan's competitive legal market with roots in Essex County, established for nearly a century. The firm consistently is recognized as among the "Best Firms to Work For" in New Jersey, is in the top ten largest firms in NJ and respected as one of the fastest growing in the Tri-State legal arena.

Day-to-Day:

The ideal legal counsel for this opportunity will be advising on a variety of wealth management and asset protection strategies with a strong focus on estate planning legal structures such as revocable and irrevocable trusts mixed with tax mitigation strategy (i.e. IDGT's, ILITs SLATs or GRATs), sophisticated wealth transfer approaches (i.e. PPLI's, GST tax, CRUTs, ) and family business succession planning and other deeply familial matters.

Ideal Profile:

This role is positioned for a legal practitioner with strong financial acumen and interpersonal skill to interface with highly a sophisticated and largely affluent client-base. If you are an associate who has wanted to build your own book of business and operate independently among collegiate peers while passing for the rigidness of big law, this is the opportunity for you. We welcome all those who qualify, regardless of race, religion, color or creed. Inquire within.