Corporate / Trusts & Estates Attorney

Job Overview:

A dynamic law firm in Hackensack, New Jersey is seeking a high-caliber Corporate / Trusts & Estates Attorney to join its team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of experience in business succession, trust and estate planning, and transactional matters. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex legal strategies and business transactions in an entrepreneurial setting, with potential for career advancement, including leading the department.

Location:

• Hackensack, New Jersey

Duties:

• Handle business succession planning, trust and estate planning, and transactional matters.
• Draft legal documents related to corporate and estate planning.
• Advise high-net-worth clients on complex estate planning strategies.
• Manage transactional work for business clients, ensuring legal compliance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with the legal team on sophisticated corporate and estate matters.
• Provide legal counsel on tax-related issues, leveraging tax background where applicable.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in business succession, trust and estate planning, and transactional matters.
• Strong legal drafting skills.
• Ability to manage complex cases independently.
• Experience with high-net-worth clients and business transactions.

Education:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Certifications:

• Licensed to practice law in New Jersey.
• LLM in Tax or a strong tax background is highly preferred.

Skills:

• Expertise in business succession and estate planning law.
• Strong academic background with exceptional drafting and legal writing skills.
• Knowledge of corporate and transactional law.
• Ability to provide strategic legal advice to high-net-worth clients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity for career advancement, with the potential to lead the department.
• Entrepreneurial work environment with exposure to diverse, complex cases.

This firm has offices located in New York and New Jersey and has a strong team of talented, innovative, creative attorneys. This firm has the knowledge, experience, and service that are required to succeed. This firm provides clients with innovative and creative legal solutions while understanding their needs. This firm also offers high caliber representation in a timely and cost-effective manner. This firm's practice areas include corporate/real estate transactions, private client services, commercial/white collar litigation, and business counseling services.