Trusts & Estates Attorney

Leech Tishman is seeking to hire a mid-level Trusts & Estates attorney with 2-4 years+ of experience in estate planning, trust administration, and probate to work in our Lakewood Ranch, FL office. The position requires significant client contact and the ability to excel when working independently. Superior client communication, writing, research, computer, and organizational skills are a must.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administration of trusts and estates from inception to completion
• Reviewing and drafting trust and probate administration documents and other related documents
• Drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, deeds, beneficiary designation forms, and other estate planning documents
• Conducting legal research regarding complex procedural and substantive issues related to probate and estate planning
• Building relationships with existing and prospective clients through networking and business development activities

Qualifications and Skills

Position Details: This is a full-time, salaried position. The position is to be performed in our Lakewood Ranch, FL office, Monday – Friday with expected hours of 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Work may fall outside of these hours at times. The Trusts & Estates attorney will be a part of the Trusts & Estates Practice Group and report to the Trusts & Estates Chairs. This is a non-supervisory position.

• 2-4 years+ of experience in estate planning, trust administration, and probate administration
• Juris Doctorate degree
• Must be licensed in Florida
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Word, Visio and Excel
• Advanced research and writing skills including proficiency with legal research tools, including WestLaw
• Strong academic and employment credentials
• Must have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Must have the ability to work independently and efficiently, as well as in a team environment involving extensive collaboration with other attorneys, paralegals, and office staff, and client advisors
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills
• Must have excellent attention to detail
• Residency in the Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, and Bradenton area is a plus

Education and Experience

• Bar license (Florida required; other jurisdictions are a plus)
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
• Bachelor’s degree
• 2-4 years+ in a law firm setting

Benefits

Full-time benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, health care with a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), dental, vision, 401k with matching, group term and voluntary life insurance, employee assistance program including mental health services, voluntary accident, hospitalization, and critical illness insurance, voluntary pet insurance, wellness programing that includes a gym reimbursement, and commuter benefits. All benefits are subject to eligibility and some may be subject to premiums/contributions.

Working Conditions

• Primarily an office environment
• Some work-from-home is permitted
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk
• Regularly navigates the office and uses office equipment (phones, copier, printer, mail machine, A/V equipment, etc.)
• Consistently uses a computer and other equipment that requires keyboarding
• Prolonged periods of focus and attention to detail
• Consistently requires communication with others (phone, email, in person, Teams, etc.)
• Regularly engages in activities that have productivity and time driven requirement

This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position, which may change without notice.

Leech Tishman is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The Firm provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, reproductive history, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall, or termination. Leech Tishman is committed to providing reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability.

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