CrawlJobs Logo

Estate Planning Associate

https://www.roberthalf.com Logo

Robert Half

Location Icon

Location:
United States, San Francisco

Category Icon
Category:
Legal

Job Type Icon

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary Icon

Salary:

11666.67 - 18333.33 USD / Month

Job Description:

Robert Half Legal is recruiting an Estate Planning Associate for a successful trusts & estates and tax boutique law firm in San Francisco’s Financial District. This is a great opportunity for an attorney passionate about wealth planning and tax preparation, looking for a partnership track position. Candidate will be responsible for working directly with high net worth families, preparing estate and gift tax returns, and managing a large caseload.

Job Responsibility:

  • Preparing income tax returns, such as estate and gift tax returns (Forms 706 & 709)
  • Handling deeds
  • Drafting legal documents
  • Providing counseling to clients

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of estate planning and trust administration experience
  • Candidate with experience preparing complicated estates and trusts (e.g., GRATs, CRUTs, QTIPs, etc.) for high-net-worth clients is ideal
  • Preference (but not required) for LL.M in taxation, or good knowledge of generation skipping
  • Must be interested in and capable of preparing income tax returns, such as estate and gift tax returns (Forms 706 & 709)
  • Smart, intellectually curious about estate planning issues, able to work at a fast pace on a large caseload, and enjoy working directly with clients
  • Must be admitted and active with the State Bar
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience as an attorney
  • Proven skills in drafting legal documents
  • Experience with tax return preparations
  • Proficiency in probate & estate administration
  • Familiarity with handling deeds
  • Demonstrated knowledge in probate
  • Specialized in tax law
  • Strong legal writing skills
  • Experience in estate planning
  • Knowledge in real estate transfers
  • Proficient in red lining
  • Comfortable with providing counseling to clients
  • Excellent legal research skills

Nice to have:

  • Preference for LL.M in taxation
  • Good knowledge of generation skipping
What we offer:
  • Great health benefits
  • Up to 4 weeks PTO
  • 401k with 3% contribution upon hire (10% contribution in 2nd year)
  • Annual raises
  • Discretionary bonuses

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
Job Link Share:
Welcome to CrawlJobs.com
Your Global Job Discovery Platform
At CrawlJobs.com, we simplify finding your next career opportunity by bringing job listings directly to you from all corners of the web. Using cutting-edge AI and web-crawling technologies, we gather and curate job offers from various sources across the globe, ensuring you have access to the most up-to-date job listings in one place.