Trust & Estate Planning Associate - Dallas
 Foley & Lardner LLP | |
 United States, Texas, Dallas | |
 Feb 03, 2025 | |
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Foley & Lardner LLP is seeking an associate with 3-5 years of experience to join the Estate Planning Practice Group in our Dallas Office. Foley's Estate Planning attorneys provide the full range of sophisticated estate planning, trust administration, and wealth management advice to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations.
Qualified candidates must have sophisticated estate plan drafting, estate and trust administration, estate and gift tax planning, and business succession planning experience. Specifically, candidates must have experience in the following: drafting complex estate plan and business succession planning documents for high net worth individuals; drafting complex charitable giving documents; counseling clients on income, gift, estate, and generation-skipping tax planning; assisting with probate proceedings for taxable and non-taxable estates; processing Federal gift and estate tax returns; and tax exempt organization planning. The ideal candidate will have strong document drafting, communication, and interpersonal skills, coupled with a positive attitude and an exceptional work ethic. An undergraduate degree in Accounting or a graduate degree in Tax preferred. We are seeking a well-rounded, dynamic, highly motivated associate who is comfortable with direct interaction with both senior attorneys and clients and has demonstrated an ability to thrive in a sophisticated practice in a busy, collegial environment. To be considered, a candidate must hold a J.D. from an ABA-approved law school and be in good standing and an active member of the bar of the jurisdiction(s) in which the candidate is admitted to practice. Timely admission to the Texas Bar will be a condition of employment. Interested applicants should submit resume and law school transcript. Current judicial clerks need to apply directly and may not be submitted by a legal recruiter. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without consideration to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status or medical condition. For applicants applying to our California offices, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to local ordinances. | |