Estate Planning Partner

About the Role

We're a fast-growing boutique law firm in the heart of Manhattan, built on the idea that sophisticated legal work and a human-sized team aren't mutually exclusive. Our private wealth group, founded by a BigLaw-trained partner, has grown into one of the busiest high-net-worth estate planning practices of its size in the city. We're profitable, growing roughly 30% year over year, and still small enough that everyone is known by name, not headcount.

Why Join Us

• Real ownership — run matters independently and own client relationships from day one.
• True HNW substance — work with grantor trusts, GRATs, family LLCs, complex succession, and trust administration, not just template wills.
• A genuine partnership track — non-equity to equity, with origination credit built in early (15–20%).
• A sustainable billing environment — roughly 1,800-hour expectation; real work without the BigLaw grind.
• Built by a partner who wants to bring people up with him, with visibility and client-facing responsibility from the start.

Responsibilities

• Handle sophisticated trusts & estates / private wealth matters independently.
• Draft complex wealth-transfer vehicles such as grantor trusts, GRATs, and family LLCs.
• Manage direct client communication and relationships.

Requirements

• 6+ years of dedicated trusts & estates / private wealth experience at a law firm.
• Active New York bar admission.
• Demonstrated drafting fluency in grantor trusts, GRATs, family LLCs, or comparable wealth-transfer vehicles.
• Comfortable owning direct client communication, not just drafting in the background.
• Based in or able to work from Manhattan (in-office).

Pay

Salary: $240,000 - $275,000 per year. Compensation is competitive with the New York private wealth market for this experience level, with early origination credit.

Location

Manhattan, in-office.