Trusts & Estates Associate Attorney

Darrow Everett LLP is looking for a Trust & Estates Attorney for our Boston or Providence offices with immediate availability. The candidate must have excellent communication and administrative skills, be highly organized and detail-oriented, be able to multitask without sacrificing efficiency, be responsible, and be able to represent the firm, always, in ways that enhance its reputation.

• Provide legal guidance and advice to clients on estate planning, business formation, special needs planning, high net worth estate planning, and related areas of law.
• Draft legal documents, including trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and other estate planning and business succession documents.
• Drafting sophisticated estate and tax planning documents, such as SLATs, IDGTs, charitable remainder and lead trusts, and decanting instruments.
• Representing personal representatives and trusts before probate and family courts, on a variety of estate, trust and guardianship matters.
• Assist clients in creating and implementing strategies to protect and preserve assets.
• Comply with all client and firm standard operating procedures.
• Legal and tax research.

• Bachelor’s degree and J.D. Degree
• Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in trust and estate matters, business formation, and related areas of law, including high net worth estate planning.
• The ideal candidate will have experience working directly with high-net-worth clients on estate preservation and planning strategies, including preparing revocable and irrevocable trusts for asset protection and tax strategies, and managing reorganization of asset ownership.
• Handling surrogate court proceedings.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to organize factual and legal data into clear and logical arguments.
• Ability to handle sensitive matters on a confidential basis.
• An active license as an attorney in Massachusetts. Active licenses in Florida and Rhode Island are a plus.
• A high degree of initiative, mature judgment, and discretion.
• Organization and time management skills.

• Associate

• Full-time

• Legal

• Law Practice and Legal Services