Trusts & Estates Senior Associate​/Senior Counsel Am Law Firm

Trusts & Estates Senior Associate/Senior Counsel (8+ yrs) – Am Law 200 Firm About the Position

We are working with a prestigious Am Law firm that has an active need for a trusts and estates lawyer to join its Chicago office as a senior associate or senior counsel (title will depend on level of experience). This firm has one of the largest and most distinguished private client practices in the country and attorneys in this practice represent individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations with sophisticated estate planning, trust administration, and wealth management matters, including philanthropic giving, high‑value and complex art transactions, and tax and regulatory matters.

• Collegial firm atmosphere
• High end roster of clients
• Over 100 of the firm’s lawyers recognized in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America®
• Long‑standing commitment to pro bono service

• Draft complex estate plan and business succession planning documents for high‑net‑worth individuals as well as complex charitable giving documents
• Counsel clients on income, gift, estate, and generation‑skipping tax planning
• Process federal gift and estate tax returns

• 8+ years of high‑net‑worth estate plan drafting, estate and trust administration, charitable planning, and trust agreement drafting experience
• Experience with Chapter 14 compliant planning for private equity/hedge fund managers is a plus
• Large or midsize law firm experience preferred

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $325,000 – $350,000.