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Private Client Tax Counsel

chicago, il • Posted 2 days ago
Onsite Full Time Legal

If you’re a Tax-driven Trusts and Estates Lawyer in Chicago, here’s a rare combination: a group PLANNING its LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION and a PATH TO PARTNERSHIP within a year.


Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below.

Our client, a respected full-service law firm with a long-standing private wealth practice, is adding a Senior Attorney at the Counsel level in Chicago. This is a growth hire, not a backfill. The group is planning for its next generation of leadership, and this role is built to be part of it.


The opportunity

  • A clear path to partnership, with consideration expected within the first year
  • A seat at the table as the group plans its leadership succession
  • The chance to take on senior client relationships as they transition
  • A leading role in mentoring and developing the group’s up-and-coming associates


The work

  • Designing advanced wealth transfer strategies for wealthy individuals, multigenerational families, family offices, and owners of privately held companies
  • Advising on the full transfer-tax picture (estate, gift, and GST) as well as income tax issues for trusts and estates
  • Guiding trustees and executors through administration and the tax questions that come with it
  • Planning ownership and leadership transitions for family-owned businesses
  • Training junior associates on technical tax issues and client service


What they’re xhqgsiq looking for

  • 8+ years in trusts and estates, with a practice built on tax
  • Deep technical command of transfer tax and fiduciary income tax
  • A track record as the go-to advisor for sophisticated clients and their families
  • A genuine interest in teaching and building the next generation of the practice
  • Active Illinois bar license (required)


Compensation: $300,000 – $400,000 base, commensurate with experience

Private Client Tax Counsel in chicago at Unknown Company

This position is listed as full time and onsite.

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