Trust and Estates Associate Attorney

Los Angeles office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a trust and estates associate attorney with 3+ years of practicing in a law firm's trusts and estates group. The candidate will handle this planning from start to finish, including the initial interview, plan design and drafting, review and discussion with the client, execution, and follow-up. Will independently run a post-mortem trust administration, expertly advising fiduciaries to keep them ahead of milestones, avoiding pitfalls and surprises, and efficiently shepherding the distribution of assets to beneficiaries. Possesses solid gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax skills, and is ready to: engage with ultra-high net worth clients to design and implement complex estate freeze and charitable planning with technical precision; prepare and review estate and gift tax returns; Take a practical approach to solve client problems, and is nimble in employing tools to implement these solutions; Never stops learning and seeking to develop skills, knowledge, and understanding to better serve clients. Should be admitted to and in good standing with the California Bar.

This law firm has been serving its clients for more than 100 years. They represent clients for their personal and business needs. This law firm counsels on business and personal legal services. Some of these include: charities, corporate, brands, sport, tax, hotel, immigrants, divorce & family law, wealth restructuring and real estate. The firm has grown dramatically across the United States, Australia and Asia. More recently it has expanded to Singapore, opened three new California (in Los Angeles and San Diego) offices and launched in Tokyo.