Description:
Why this roleHandle sophisticated estate and tax planning work for high-net-worth clients — without the billable hour grind. At BPE, you'll focus on the work itself: complex trust structures, multi-generational tax strategy, and business succession matters that actually challenge you. No billable targets. No padding timesheets. Just deep, substantive work alongside attorneys who share your standards.
What You'll Do:
Advise high-net-worth individuals and families on sophisticated estate, tax, and wealth preservation planning. You'll draft and implement wills, revocable trusts, and irrevocable trusts; counsel clients on income, estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; and handle probate, trust, and estate administration. You'll also support business succession and family-office matters, and produce the kind of advanced research and memoranda that complex planning demands.
What We're Looking For:
- You bring 2+ years of sophisticated estate and tax planning experience from a private practice law firm, with strong drafting skills for complex estate planning documents and superior research and writing capabilities. You're comfortable with nuance and precision — this is not high-volume, form-driven work. JD from an ABA-accredited law school and active Florida Bar membership in good standing are required.
- Strongly preferred: LL.M. in Tax, CPA license, or accounting background.
What we offer:
- $150K–$200K base, commensurate with experience, plus bonus potential
- No billable hour requirements — we mean it
- Health insurance, retirement plan, and generous PTO
- CLE fully covered
- Annual all-expenses-paid firm trip (post-eligibility)
- A collaborative, multi-office Florida firm with a genuine commitment to work-life balance
Send your resume and a brief note about your most complex planning matter to Jennifer Youngblood, HR Director at jyoungblood@berlinpatten.com. We review applications on a rolling basis and aim to respond within a week.
