Job Description

Job ID: 377268

Practice area:- Elder Law,Estate & Tax Planning,Probate,Tax - General,Trusts and Estates - General

Keywords:- estate planning,trust drafting,probate,T&E counsel,wealth transfer,trust administration,will execution

Senior Trusts & Estates Attorney – High-Profile Private Client Practice | New York, NY

A prestigious Am Law 200 firm is seeking a seasoned private client trusts and estates counsel to join its nationally respected team in New York City. Handle complex planning for high-net-worth clients and help shape legacy strategies for prominent families and fiduciaries.

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Join a Leading Estate Planning Practice with National Recognition

This elite-level Am Law firm offers an exceptional opportunity to advise on sophisticated trust and estate matters involving complex family structures and wealth preservation strategies. With a long-standing reputation for client-focused service and strategic tax planning, the firm’s private client group is among the most respected in the country.

This firm is all about keeping costs low and revenue high--by servicing regional clients (including some impressive Manhattan companies) from their New Jersey offices. Although not terribly interested in glitz or glamour, this firm's practice areas, in particular ERISA and technology departments, do a good job of keeping step with their larger, more urban law firm competitors. Although one of New Jersey's largest and oldest firms, these lawyers try their best to keep a young attitude and management philosophy--and, according to our sources--are succeeding.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Counsel high-net-worth individuals and families on estate planning, wealth transfer, and fiduciary matters

• Draft and review estate planning documents, trust structures, and succession plans

• Advise on charitable giving, generation-skipping transfers, and estate/income taxation

• Structure and advise family offices and tax-exempt entities

• Work collaboratively with attorneys across corporate, real estate, and tax practices to deliver holistic client solutions

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Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in trusts and estates law

• Extensive knowledge of estate, gift, income, and generation-skipping transfer tax laws

• Familiarity with charitable planning and tax-exempt entities

• Admission to the New York State Bar (required)

• Strong interpersonal, drafting, and problem-solving skills

• Proven ability to manage sophisticated legal and financial matters independently

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Culture & Firm Appeal:

This firm combines deep legal expertise with an approachable, client-centered culture. Attorneys benefit from meaningful mentorship, professional development support, and a collaborative environment that values strategic thinking. Known for its steady growth and leadership in private client services, the firm is consistently recognized among top-tier Am Law firms for estate and tax planning.

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• Work with some of the nation’s most affluent families and fiduciaries

• Gain exposure to complex cross-border and multi-generational planning matters

• Fast-track to leadership and partnership opportunities

• Hybrid work flexibility and a supportive culture focused on long-term success

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Take the Next Step Toward Your Legacy-Focused Legal Career

• Apply now for a confidential discussion with a BCG Attorney Search recruiter.

• Submit your resume to learn more about this prestigious role.

• Explore this elite-level opportunity today.

BCG Attorney Search is the industry leader for placing candidates in permanent positions in law firms. Since 2000, our recruiters have placed several thousand attorneys and enjoyed extraordinarily high success rates with our candidates. As a BCG Attorney Search candidate, you have access to more opportunities than any legal placement firm in the United States. We are able to offer the most in-depth insight in the legal recruiting market thanks to our dedicated team of over 150 employees who mercilessly research, study and analyze the legal market. The depth and breadth of our research empowers us to place attorneys at rates that are unparalleled at any placement firm in the United States. Many of our recruiters make 30 to 40 placements per year, while recruiters at competitor firms are likely to make four or five. Unlike other placement firms that can only tell you about openings at major AmLaw firms, we place candidates of all backgrounds in firms of all sizes. While other legal recruiters only represent a narrow band of candidates from top law firms and top law schools, our research, firm contacts, and market insight allow us to place hundreds of candidates each year who do not fit this mold. It is rare that we do not get candidates we represent interviews and offers. No one in the world is better at legal recruiting and placement than BCG Attorney Search.

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