Description:

Anderson O'Brien, LLP is seeking several Associate Attorneys to join our team and help provide exceptional legal services in the following areas of law:

Probate and Guardianships
Estate Planning and Business
Family Law

At Anderson O'Brien, we pride ourselves on offering compassionate and strategic legal guidance to our clients. Our firm has been serving Central Wisconsin for over 140 years and is known for its commitment to excellence, strong client relationships, and a collaborative work culture.

Qualifications for all positions:

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
Licensed to practice law in Wisconsin
1-3 years of experience preferred
Strong written and oral advocacy skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Excellent interpersonal skills and client-focused mindset
High level of professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity

Preferred Qualifications for Probate and Guardianship

Prior experience filing petitions and representing clients in establishing legal care and financial management for incapacitated individuals
Experience meeting with families during difficult life circumstances to offer empathetic and clear legal guidance
Experience drafting pleadings and documents required by local probate courts
Experience guiding executors and trustees through the probate and trust settlement process
Experience attending probate court hearings, managing contested matters and handling fiduciary litigation

Preferred Qualifications for Estate Planning and Business

Prior transactional experience drafting wills, revocable/irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives
Experience creating and maintaining corporate entities, drafting operating agreements and building business succession plans
Experience with gift, estate, generation-skipping transfer and pass-through entity taxes

Preferred Qualifications for Family Law

Prior courtroom experience or clerkship related to divorce, legal separation, child custody and placement, child support, property division, paternity, post-judgment enforcement matters, termination of parental rights, etc.
Experience with guardian ad litem appointments
Familiarity with local court rules and procedures

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