Corporate Services Group - Associate - Trusts & Estates (St. Louis)

Armstrong Teasdale LLP

$90K — $110K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor degree required
  • Licensed to practice law in good standing
  • 3+ years in complex estate, tax, and wealth planning
  • Experience drafting estate planning documents
  • Familiarity with tax forms and business succession planning
  • LLM in Taxation preferred

Responsibilities

  • Manage multiple legal matters from start to finish
  • Communicate effectively with clients and colleagues
  • Produce high-quality legal work while meeting billing targets
  • Work independently to enhance career in estate planning
  • Support business management and client development efforts
  • Uphold the highest ethical standards in legal practice

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with options for standing desks
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Supportive team atmosphere with indirect supervisory roles
  • Potential for career advancement in estate planning
  • Minimal travel requirements
Full Job Description
Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Simultaneously handles the high-level and strategic aspects of multiple legal matters at different stages of progression, from inception to conclusion;
  • Possess strong attention to detail and good interpersonal skills for communicating with attorneys and clients;
  • Demonstrates an ability to work independently and productively and show a strong interest in advancing a career in estate planning and administration;
  • Produces quality legal work and bills the required amounts of hours to ensure excellent client services;
  • Demonstrates some success in business management and/or business generation through individual or group efforts; and
  • Complies with the very highest ethical standards of the legal profession


Required Education: Juris Doctor

Preferred Education: LLM in Taxation is a plus

Required Licenses and/or Certifications: Licensed to practice law in good standing in one or more jurisdictions where the Firm conducts business; must maintain applicable license renewal and CLE requirements.

Required Experience: 3+ years' experience in complex estate, tax and wealth planning matters, including but not limited to: developing, drafting and implementing estate planning documents, including trusts, wills, advance directives and powers of attorney; preparation, review, and analysis of tax forms, including income tax returns, gift tax returns and estate tax returns, and; business succession planning. Prior experience working at a law firm is a plus.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Indirect - actively utilizes support staff or junior associates to ensure client satisfaction.

Physical Activity: The employee will be required to sit (or utilize a standing desk) for prolonged periods and work on a computer.

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

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