Trusts & Estates Attorney - Boutique Law Firm

MS Legal Search is seeking a Wealth Preservation/ Trusts and Estates Associate attorney to join a leading law firm in their Houston, Texas offices. Attorney candidates should have strong academics and a genuine interest in handling wealth preservation matters such as drafting trusts and wills, counseling on estate planning, handling probate issues and the like. Two years of prior Trust and Estates experience is preferred for this hands on position. This is a partnership track position.This well run law firm is a leader in trust and estates and has top partners who enjoy mentoring. In addition, the trust and estates/ wealth preservation group focuses on complex, high net-worth planning. Heavy client interaction is involved so strong written and verbal communication is essential.This is an ideal opportunity for a well organized, law school graduate with strong academic credentials and an interest in joining a top boutique law firm. Target billables of 1,800 hours with strong bonus potential as well.MS Legal Search is a leading relationship builder, matching well-credentialed attorneys and legal staff interested in new legal jobs with leading law firms and legal departments of top corporations. We focus on search and recruitment in the US and have recently placed attorneys in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, The Woodlands, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, Los Angeles, California. We have placed Partner and lateral attorneys in the following practice groups: Litigation, Corporate, IP, Health Care, Real Estate, Insurance, Construction, Appellate, Antitrust, International Arbitration, Energy, Public Law, Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trust, Tax, Estate Planning, Trademark, REIT, Securities, Banking, Capital Markets.MS Legal Search has assisted partners and associate attorneys who have worked at Jones Day, King & Spalding, Andrews Kurth, Dewey, Vinson & Elkins, Littler, Greenberg Traurig, Haynes and Boone, Hunton & Williams, Looper Reed, K& L Gates, Jackson Lewis, Coats Rose, Baker Botts, Conley Rose, Coxsmith, DLA Piper, Fulbright Jaworski, Winston Strawn, Skadden and other AMLAW 100 and AMLAW200 ranked firms with legal jobs and attorney hiring