Trust & Estate Planning Special Counsel

A nationally recognized, Am Law–ranked law firm is seeking a detail-oriented estate planning attorney with 1–3 years of relevant experience to join its Estate Planning Practice Group as Special Counsel in its Madison office.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced practitioners on sophisticated estate planning, trust administration, and wealth management matters. The Special Counsel will support attorneys in providing comprehensive counsel to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations.

• Drafting complex estate planning and business succession documents for high-net-worth individuals
• Preparing sophisticated charitable giving documents
• Counseling clients on income, gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning
• Assisting with probate proceedings for both taxable and non-taxable estates
• Preparing and processing federal gift and estate tax returns

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• Active admission and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Ability to obtain admission to the Wisconsin Bar on a timely basis as a condition of employment
• 1–3 years of relevant estate planning experience

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