Associate Attorney

Associate Attorney Needed for Fast Growing South Florida Trust and Estate Law Firm

We're a boutique Trusts & Estates law firm with offices in Palm Beach and Tequesta. We've grown significantly over the last several years and expect this trend to continue in our quest to double our practice in the next three years, so we have a need to add to our team. We pride ourselves on not only providing our clients with best-in-class legal work and world-class client service, but also as a strong, caring and compassionate team.

How to apply:

Specifically go the Florida Bar’s website and find Marianne Moran’s email. Email her your resume and cover letter directly.

We're searching for our next attorney to help grow our team. Specifically, we are looking for a teammate who loves helping others, is good with people, smart, hard-working, caring, and compassionate. We also offer the opportunity to be mentored by our seasoned and respected attorneys for the right candidate. We are open to candidates with experience as well as those who may need more experience and are newer to the practice of law. Our firm also has many stellar perks and benefits as well as a warm supportive team environment. See below for specifics.

Our "ideal" candidate needs to possess the ability to engage with clients directly, be able to work independently as well as part of a team and be very organized with a high attention to detail. We are expanding our Palm Beach and Tequesta offices and would like our new attorney to work at both locations as needed. The perfect person for this position should also be extremely dependable, professional and have a passion for growing and learning.

Our pay range largely depends upon the level of experience of our ideal Florida bar licensed candidate includes a strong base salary plus bonus pay structure for those who are more entrepreneurial in nature. We would like our new full-time associate to work M-F 8:30am to 5:30pm or 8:00am to 5:00pm as an exempt employee with the benefits listed below starting after a three-month probationary period.

Some of our firm benefits are:

· Health Insurance Plan Options

· Health Care Savings Account with Firm Contributions

· Generous paid holiday schedule/bonus paid time off opportunities

· Great paid time off that increases over time tied to length of employment

· Annual Bar dues paid by the firm once you are sworn in

· Continuing legal education paid by the firm

Additional benefits after one-year of employment

· 401K with 3% firm contribution

· Opportunities for Profit Sharing

:

• Conducting estate planning intake appointments in our Tequesta and Palm Beach offices with clients
• Conducting estate planning signing appointments in our Tequesta and Palm Beach offices with clients
• Preparing and double-checking the estate planning documents that clients will sign in their estate plan signings in our Tequesta and Palm Beach offices
• Preparing documents related to Probate and Trust Administration after a client has passed
• Meeting with Probate and Trust Administration clients during their signing appointments to execute the necessary paperwork to administer the estate and trusts
• Mailing out Estate and Trust Administration documents to beneficiaries, Courts and various agencies
• Tracking and following up on existing Probate and Trust Administration cases to move the cases along
• Create standard operating procedures via loom for Probate and Trust Administration cases to ensure paralegals and staff can assist with probate/trust administration.
• Fielding questions from clients regarding their Estate Planning or Probate/Trust Administration cases
• Assisting the other attorneys in the Trust Administration department with management of the existing cases

If you are looking for your forever home and are a person with a “growth” mindset, are great with people, and are always looking to challenge yourself in a fun and interesting environment, well then you are in the right place!

How to apply:

Specifically go the Florida Bar’s website and find Marianne Moran’s email. Email her your resume and cover letter directly. Good luck!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person