Elder Law & Estate Planning Associate Attorney

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$75K — $115K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active New Jersey attorney license in good standing
  • 5+ years of direct experience in Estate Planning and Elder Law
  • Hands-on experience drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives
  • Proficiency in Medicaid planning, guardianship, and estate administration
  • Elder law litigation and crisis management experience preferred
  • Direct elder care advocacy experience preferred
  • LL.M. in Elder Law or Estate Planning preferred

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the firm's founder on sophisticated estate planning
  • Handle Medicaid spend-down strategies and guardianships
  • Manage will contests and trust litigation
  • Supervise paralegals and junior attorneys
  • Independently manage complex client matters

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • PTO
  • Retirement plan
  • Onsite exercise and relaxation rooms
  • Direct mentorship from a seasoned attorney with 25+ years of experience
  • Immediate opportunity to build client relationships
Full Job Description
Elder Law & Estate Planning Associate Attorney | Medicaid & Guardianship Experience | Watchung, New Jersey | $75,000 - $115,000 | Full Time

  • Health insurance
  • PTO
  • Retirement plan
  • Onsite exercise and relaxation rooms to help you recharge
  • Learn directly from a founding attorney with over 25 years of elder law experience
  • Build your own client relationships from day one

This role is for that attorney.

A respected estate and elder law practice in Watchung, New Jersey is looking for an Associate Elder Law Attorney who has spent at least five years doing this specific work. Not general practice. Not adjacent experience. Elder law and estate planning. Medicaid planning. Guardianships. Trust administration. The real work that protects vulnerable seniors and the families who love them.

You will work directly alongside the firm's founder handling sophisticated estate planning, Medicaid spend-down strategies, guardianships, will contests, trust litigation and elder care crises while supervising paralegals and independently managing complex client matters from day one.

What you need to bring:
  • Active New Jersey attorney license in good standing
  • 5 or more years of direct Estate Planning and Elder Law experience
  • Hands on experience drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and healthcare directives
  • Experience managing Medicaid planning, guardianship and estate administration matters
  • Elder law litigation and crisis management experience strongly preferred
  • Direct elder care advocacy experience strongly preferred
  • LL.M. in Elder Law or Estate Planning strongly preferred
  • Ability to work full time onsite in Watchung, New Jersey
  • Attorneys with primarily general practice backgrounds will not be considered

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