Associate Attorney - Estate Planning

Description:

Family Law Attorneys is seeking an Associate Estate Planning attorney who thrives in a fast-paced, team environment and has the ability to provide exceptional service to our clients.

Family Law Attorneys is dedicated to family law and estate planning in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Since inception, our goal has remained the same - to be our client's law firm and to deliver the highest level of service and best possible outcomes. We pride ourselves in providing support to families coping with crisis or preparing for change. Today's families are full of complexity, and we're here to help guide them through it.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Execute case strategy with senior-level attorneys, paralegals, clients, and support staff.
• Manage your own caseload.
• Keep clients informed by maintaining regular contact, communicating case progress, working with Certified Public Accounts, Financial Advisors, insurance brokers, beneficiaries, and other legal counsel.
• Provide support to senior-level attorneys.
• Prepare and draft legal documents on behalf of clients related to estate planning, probate, and trust administration matters.
• Advise clients regarding estate planning, probate, and trust administration matters.
• Comply with all legal standards and regulations.
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
• Research complex tax issues.
• Attend business development and networking functions with firm leadership and solo.

Family Law Attorneys's culture is built on a foundation of teamwork and entrepreneurial drive. While each team member has clear responsibilities in fulfilling our mission, we promote, expect, and reward a small business culture and work ethic where no task is above or below any individual.

• At least 4 years' experience practicing estate planning in Oregon and/or Washington.
• Demonstrated knowledge of estate and tax planning.
• Have an active Oregon State Bar membership.
• Washington State Bar membership, a plus.
• LLM in tax planning, a plus.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to demonstrate experience providing exceptional client service, including the ability to build rapport with clients.
• A growth-minded professional with outstanding analytical ability.
• Is interested in being part of an enthusiastic team who share a commitment to business and practice development, with the ultimate goal of providing clients with top-notch service.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Must be detail-oriented and set high standards for accuracy.
• Must prioritize client service and communication.
• Experience preparing and filing estate tax returns (federal and state) and gift tax returns, strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of all employee and company information.
• Must have the ability to handle a heavy caseload and provide support to other attorneys.
• Must be dependable.
• Must be willing to supervise staff within the practice group.

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