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Margolis Bloom & D'Agostino, LLP seeks an associate with 0-3 years of experience. Primary areas of focus will be estate plan drafting, probate and trust administration, adult guardianship and ...

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Margolis Bloom & D'Agostino, LLP seeks an associate with 0-3 years of experience. Primary areas of focus will be estate plan drafting, probate and trust administration, adult guardianship and ...

Trusts and Estates Attorney

Naples, FL · On-site

$215K - $325K/yr

Senior Private Client Advocate | Trusts & Estates Associate Practice Area: Sophisticated Wealth Management, Generational Planning, and Fiduciary Administration § Location : Naples, FL § Salary ...

Due to continued expansion in CSG's dynamic Trusts & Estates Practice, we have an opportunity for a new attorney to join and work alongside our team of T&E attorneys. Our T&E professionals advise and ...

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Trusts & Estates Associate - Portland

Portland, OR • On-site

BUCHALTER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
Law Firms • 501 - 1,000 employees

Full-time

Retirement

Posted 9 days ago


Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced attorney to join our growing Trusts & Estates practice, with the position based in Portland. This is an exceptional opportunity for a junior level (3-5 years) associate with a strong background in estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, and post-death trust and estate administration to work with a dynamic team advising high-net-worth individuals, private foundations and family offices.

Key Responsibilities

  • Advise clients on multi-generational wealth planning and tax optimization strategies.  Expectation is that candidate will have direct client contact and will be a key liason between the clients and their advisors and the senior supervising partner.
  • Draft complex estate plans, charitable gift agreements and trust structures tailored to sophisticated client needs.
  • Structure and implement strategic wealth transfer techniques (e.g., dynasty trusts, sales to defective grantor trusts, Wandry gifts, grantor retained annuity trusts and charitable remainder trusts).
  • Counsel fiduciaries on post-death trust administration and on-going trust administration (including familiarity with trust accounting rules, trust modifications, and decanting).
  • Advise clients on the characterization of community and separate property, including transmutation agreements.  Experience with prenuptial, postnuptial and cohabitation agreements a plus.
  • Collaborate with clients and their outside advisors to manage large-scale planning projects.

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
  • Admission to and good standing with the Oregon State Bar.  Additional state bar admission in Washington is a plus.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in private client services in a law firm setting.
  • Demonstrated independent drafting experience with a wide range of estate planning and trust documents.
  • Superior oral and written communication skills and demonstrated management of client relationships and projects.

Buchalter LLP offers a competitive salary, 401K, profit sharing and a full benefits package.

Buchalter was founded based on principles of inclusivity.  Our firm’s commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities we serve is more than eight decades strong. Buchalter’s diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater breadth of creative talent and alternative approaches, and enriches our firm’s collaborative, entrepreneurial and collegial environment, benefiting all.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  In recruiting, we welcome the unique contributions that all candidates can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, writing sample and transcript using the link below.