Private Client Counsel – Chicago

About the role

Thompson Coburn is seeking an attorney with 9+ years of estate planning experience to join its Private Client practice group in the Chicago office. The ideal candidate will have a strong tax-focused trusts and estates practice, including significant experience advising high and ultra-high net worth individuals, families, family offices, and closely held businesses on complex estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer, and fiduciary income tax matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise on sophisticated wealth transfer planning
• Handle trust and estate administration
• Develop business succession plans
• Advise fiduciaries on complex tax issues

Requirements

• 9+ years of estate planning experience
• Strong technical tax expertise
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted advisor to sophisticated private clients
• Currently licensed to practice law in Illinois

Benefits

• Productivity and discretionary bonuses
• Life, health, accident, and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan

Pay

The salary range for this position in the Chicago office is $300,000 - $400,000. Actual salary will vary and may be above or below the range based on relevant skills, training, and other job-related factors.