Estate Planning Attorney - Hybrid Remote / Chicago
Based in Chicago, we are a 30+ attorney full-service firm with a general practice spanning T&E, business law and litigation, commercial and corporate work, real estate, employment, tax, and more than a dozen additional specialty areas.
About the role
Our trusts and estates group counsels clients on sophisticated asset protection and wealth transfer — building personalized, flexible estate plans in close coordination with clients' financial advisors — and handles the full administration side, from estate and gift tax returns to estate and trust accountings. Because the platform is full-service, the T&E attorney isn't siloed: planning, business, and tax work feed each other and keep client relationships intact across generations.
- Counsel individuals and families on sophisticated estate planning and asset protection, with occasional involvement in trust and estate administration.
- Design and draft personalized, flexible estate plans — wills, trusts, and wealth-transfer structures — coordinating with clients' financial advisors.
- Handle some trust and estate administration matters as needed.
Requirements
- Illinois Bar admission.
- 3+ years estate planning experience.
- Associate through of counsel welcomed.
Benefits
- Base salary $150,000 - $200,000 per year, dependent on experience, plus bonuses (hourly, origination, and discretionary).
- Hybrid remote flexibility.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Matching 401(k).
- Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays.
Full-service platform — T&E work cross-pollinates with the business, tax, and real estate groups, with a built-in referral pipeline. Direct client and financial-advisor relationships you own, not inherited file management.