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Attorney | Senior Trusts & Estates (Of Counsel) | Philadelphia | Hybrid
Location: Philadelphia, PA | Hybrid (Open to candidates based in the New York City market)
Compensation: Highly Competitive
Practice: Private Wealth, Family Offices, Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer
What Makes This Opportunity Different?
Join an entrepreneurial law firm that has built a nationally recognised Private Wealth platform advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, founders, private equity principals, and senior executives on sophisticated wealth preservation and succession planning.
Rather than focusing on routine estate planning, you'll work with clients whose net worth often exceeds $75M, designing bespoke wealth transfer structures while collaborating with corporate, tax, executive compensation, and litigation attorneys on complex, multidisciplinary matters.
Why Attorneys Take This Call
• Hybrid working model with flexibility
• Open to experienced attorneys relocating or commuting from the New York City market
• Advise ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, founders, and executives
• Sophisticated estate, gift, and GST tax planning, not volume-driven estate administration
• Entrepreneurial platform offering significant autonomy and direct client relationships
What You'll Be Doing
• Design and implement sophisticated estate and wealth transfer strategies
• Advise clients on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning
• Structure GRATs, SLATs, IDGTs, BDITs, QPRTs, CRTs, CLTs, private foundations, and other advanced planning vehicles
• Counsel family offices and business owners on succession planning and closely held business transfers
• Coordinate with investment advisors, accountants, fiduciaries, and family office professionals
Core Requirements
• 6 years of Trusts & Estates experience
• Significant experience advising ultra-high-net-worth clients
• Deep knowledge of estate, gift, and GST tax planning
• Experience with sophisticated wealth transfer structures and family office clients
• Active U.S. Bar admission
Preferred Background
• LL.M. in Taxation or Estate Planning
• Experience advising clients with $75M net worth
• Business succession planning and multigenerational wealth experience
• Outstanding drafting, technical, and client relationship skills
📩 Resume:
Telmo.cangoma@wearerevolution.co
Salary : $150,000 - $200,000