Experienced Litigation Attorney

Responsibilities

• You MUST be able to manage your cases from beginning to end
• Must be able to delegate to and supervise the work of paralegals and assistants
• Review and approve drafts of probate documents for administrations, guardianships & estate-related litigation
• Draft substantive complaints, motions, oppositions, correspondence, and other pleadings for contested matters
• Draft and respond to interrogatories, subpoenas, and document requests
• Take and Defend Depositions
• Present Witnesses at Evidentiary Hearings
• Attend meetings and court hearings
• This is a mostly in-office, client-facing position
• You will be dealing directly with clients and responsible for communicating with other counsel

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Probate, Guardianship, and Adversarial Estate Litigation experience or enough to be Competent, Confident, and mostly Autonomous in this role
• You must be able to take a file from start to finish on your own
• Must be a member of The Florida Bar, of course!
• Bilingual English/Spanish

About Trust Counsel PL

Our name says it all. We are a boutique firm of dedicated attorneys that HELP CLIENTS PROTECT THEIR RICH LIVES AND LEAVE A RICH LEGACY. We practice only the areas of family wealth succession: Estate Planning, Asset Protection, and Estate Administration. We know what we are doing, we love what we are doing, and we believe in what we are doing.

Our Vision:

• We are not just legal advisors; we are architects of generational prosperity.
• By empowering families with comprehensive planning & asset protection strategies, we aim to break down barriers to successful wealth preservation and transfer.
• We believe that protecting clients’ hard-earned assets will pave the way for their families' legacies of significance and impact.
• We aspire to transform how people think about legacy, creating a ripple effect that positively impacts future generations.

Pay

$135,000 - $165,000/year