Trust & Estates Senior Associate Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Trust & Estates Senior Associate Attorney

Naples, Florida
5+ Years Experience
$215,000–$325,000

A respected AmLaw 100 firm is seeking a Trust & Estates Senior Associate Attorney to join its Naples office. This opportunity is ideal for an attorney looking to work on sophisticated private client, estate planning, and wealth transfer matters within a collaborative and growing private client platform serving high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, and fiduciaries.

The firm is seeking a team-oriented senior associate with strong private client experience who is interested in handling complex estate planning and administration matters while building meaningful long-term client relationships.

Associates in this position may work on matters involving:

• Advanced estate, gift, and GST tax planning
• Sophisticated wealth transfer strategies
• Trust and estate administration
• Advanced drafting of estate planning documents
• Business succession planning
• Family wealth preservation strategies
• Fiduciary and trust advisory matters
• General private client counseling for high-net-worth individuals and families

Responsibilities may include:

• Drafting sophisticated trusts, wills, and related planning documents
• Advising clients on tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies
• Assisting with trust and estate administration matters
• Managing complex client projects and planning initiatives
• Collaborating with fiduciaries, accountants, financial advisors, and family offices
• Providing ongoing strategic counsel to high-net-worth clients and families

• 5+ years of private client, trust & estates, or wealth planning experience
• Experience with advanced estate, gift, and GST tax planning
• Strong drafting skills involving sophisticated estate planning documents
• Experience handling trust and estate administration matters
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to manage complex projects and client relationships independently
• Excellent academic and professional credentials required
• JD from an ABA-accredited law school
• Florida Bar admission required or ability to waive in

• Sophisticated private client and wealth planning platform
• Significant client-facing responsibility and relationship-building opportunities
• Collaborative and collegial team environment
• Strong long-term growth and partnership-track potential
• Opportunity to work with high-net-worth individuals and multigenerational families in a growing Naples market

Compensation: $215,000–$325,000 DOE, plus bonus eligibility and comprehensive benefits package

Interested candidates should submit a resume for confidential consideration.

Even if you’re not actively looking, we’re always happy to serve as a confidential market resource and discuss opportunities that may align with your long-term goals.

Confidential inquiries welcome.

Devney Ayers
Director of Legal Recruiting, Aligned Talent Acquisition
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