Description:
A Full Service, Super-Regional Law Firm, a leading law firm of approximately 300 attorneys that operates from a strategic platform of offices located in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, New Haven, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Washington DC, and Toronto, is seeking an associate to join its Trusts & Estates Practice Area. While Rochester is preferred, candidates for the Buffalo or Syracuse offices may be considered.The associate will train and collaborate as a member of a growing trusts and estates practice representing primarily high-net-worth clients; provide advice and counsel on general estate planning matters, tax planning, asset protection, and business succession planning strategies and techniques; perform transactional work, including drafting wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and operating and shareholder agreements; quantify tax impacts of estate and business succession plans and prepare flow charts of plan structures; and work on estate and trust administration matters, including structuring the administration plan, supervising the preparation of accountings and estate, gift, and fiduciary income tax returns, and addressing procedural and disputed matters. The attorney will also be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with clients, referral sources, and other attorneys within the firm.
Strong verbal and written communication, analytical, quantitative, matter management, and executive functioning skills are required. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in trusts and estates practice. A license to practice in Florida, an LLM in tax, experience in corporate and transactional work, and three or more years of experience will be highly regarded.
