Chicago | Hybrid

Tax & Estate Planning Associate Attorney

AmLaw 200 Opportunity

Compensation

$200,000 – $350,000

Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Tax & Estate Planning Associate Attorney opportunity with a leading international law firm in Chicago.

This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney interested in a sophisticated tax, estate planning, wealth transfer, and private client practice advising high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, executives, and other private clients on complex planning matters.

Ideal Background

• 2–6 years of tax, estate planning, trusts and estates, or related private client experience

• Experience developing sophisticated estate, gift, and wealth transfer planning strategies

• Experience advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, and executives

• Experience drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, family entity documents, and other sophisticated estate planning instruments

• Experience with gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning

• Experience advising clients regarding trust administration, estate administration, and tax-efficient wealth transfers

• Experience with business succession planning, family-owned businesses, charitable planning, or closely held entities is a plus

• Familiarity with federal and state tax considerations affecting sophisticated estate plans

• LL.M. in Taxation is a plus

• Strong drafting, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Excellent client service and communication skills

• Ability to manage sensitive and sophisticated client matters with discretion

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school required

• Illinois bar admission required or ability to become admitted

Why This Opportunity

✅ Sophisticated tax and estate planning practice

✅ Exposure to complex wealth transfer and tax planning strategies

✅ Opportunity to advise high-net-worth individuals, families, executives, and business owners

✅ Experience with trusts, estates, succession planning, and private client matters

✅ Significant responsibility and direct client interaction

✅ Collaboration with complementary tax, corporate, investment management, and financial services practices

✅ Strong platform for developing a highly specialized private client practice

Interested?

If you're a Chicago tax or estate planning associate interested in exploring a new opportunity, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.

Even if you're not actively looking, it never hurts to know what's out there. I'm happy to discuss compensation, partnership track, billable expectations, firm culture, hybrid flexibility, and whether this opportunity could make sense for your career.

All inquiries are confidential.

Devney Ayers
Director of Legal Recruiting
Aligned Talent Acquisition

devney@alignedtalentacquisition.com

(216) 710-5174