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I Will Solicitors Ltd is hiring a US Lawyer to establish its United States private client legal offering. The role covers wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, tax planning, and Islamic legacy planning across the United States. The lawyer develops a compliant service line under the iWill brand and works with leadership, product, compliance, operations, technology, customer experience, marketing, and external advisers.

Role: US Lawyer

Employer: I Will Solicitors Ltd, a subsidiary of Wahed

Location: United States

Employment type: Not provided by the employer.

Work mode: Not provided by the employer.

Practice area: Private client law, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, and tax planning

Experience: Strong experience in the listed private client areas

Bar admission: Active licence to practise law in at least one US state

Salary: Not provided by the employer.

The role works with US lawyers while building services for Muslim communities.

The US Lawyer establishes a legal service covering wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, estate tax, gift tax, inheritance planning, and succession matters. The role also addresses state-specific legal requirements and the regulatory structure needed for a US service.

The lawyer develops core documents, workflows, and legal processes for a new offering under the iWill brand. Islamic legacy planning is part of the work, including legal input for iWaqf, charitable legacy planning, charitable trusts, planned giving, and waqf-inspired structures.

• Advise on licensing, regulatory matters, and state-specific requirements.
• Develop wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives.
• Draft legal documents and operating workflows.
• Advise on estate tax, gift tax, trust administration, and inheritance planning.
• Identify legal and operational risks.

The role requires strong experience in wills, estate planning, probate, estate administration, trusts, and private client advisory work. A Juris Doctor degree and an active licence to practise law in at least one US state are required.

The lawyer also needs strong legal drafting, communication, project management, commercial judgment, collaboration, and execution skills. Membership in relevant trusts and estates professional bodies, Bar sections, or estate planning councils is identified as an additional qualification.

The US Lawyer helps build the operating model for a new legal service line rather than joining an established US practice group. Legal development includes document design, service structure, compliance planning, and state-level requirements.

The lawyer collaborates with product, compliance, operations, marketing, technology, customer experience, leadership, and external advisers. Training and education work also forms part of the role, alongside legal input for the service's launch and ongoing operation.

I Will Solicitors Ltd is a subsidiary of Wahed and is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom. Its private client work includes wills, inheritance tax planning, probate, trusts, Court of Protection matters, and related services.

The iWill program focuses on faith-aligned legacy planning for Muslim communities. The US role adapts that service work to US legal structures, including state licensing, federal and state tax questions, estate administration, and succession planning.

What legal areas does the role cover?

The role covers wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, estate tax, gift tax, inheritance planning, and Islamic legacy planning.

What licence is required?

An active licence to practise law in at least one US state is required.

Does the role include service development?

Yes. The lawyer establishes the legal framework, documents, workflows, compliance structure, and operating model for the US private client service.

Are salary and benefits published?

Salary and benefits were not provided by the employer.

The role also connects legal work with product, compliance, operations, technology, and customer experience decisions. That structure gives the lawyer responsibility for both legal documents and the operating processes around them.

Application deadline and start date were not provided by the employer. I Will Solicitors Ltd identifies the US service as part of a broader private client practice that includes wills, probate, trusts, and inheritance planning.