Trusts & Estates Attorney – Midlevel
Our client is looking for an experienced Trusts & Estates Attorney in New Haven, CT.

Skills And Experience Required
 

• Strong academic credentials (JD required; LLM is a plus)
• Minimum 4-6 years of experience practicing in a law firm's Trusts & Estates/ Private Client group
• Connecticut Bar membership required (New York bar membership a plus)
• Strong drafting, writing, research and communication skills
• Experience drafting complex wills and trusts
• Experience drafting, explaining, recommending, and finalizing sophisticated wealth planning strategies and documents including Family Limited Partnerships, Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts, Dynasty Trusts, Insurance Trusts, Annual Exclusion Trusts, Directed Trusts, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Buy-Sell Agreements, Decanting and Private Trust Companies in providing clients with long term wealth planning strategies
• Knowledge of and ability to research and apply rules governing estate, gift, GST, and income taxation of trusts and estates, gift and estate tax return reporting and preparation
• International experience a plus
• Ability to work directly with clients to establish, develop and maintain long-term relationships
• Strong project management, ability to balance a large number of competing priorities
• Attention to detail
• Team Player

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