Our Private Client & Estate Planning group seeks an associate attorney with 1-2 years post-JD experience in Tax Law e to join our robust and growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a locally and nationally known firm that handles complex estate planning and administration matters for our clients. We handle sophisticated matters for wealthy individuals and families, encompassing the creation, structure, and operation of wealth transfer vehicles, including trusts, family-owned and closely held business entities, family offices, and charitable entities.
We are looking for a star performer who is both an excellent attorney and enjoyable to work with and who will produce excellent work and engage in our collaborative Firm culture.
Qualified candidates should have the following attributes:
Experience providing advice and counsel to clients on the intricacies of estate planning, trust administration, tax planning and wealth preservation strategies.
Excellent legal research, legal writing, and verbal communication skills.
Enthusiasm, attention to detail, an entrepreneurial and ownership mentality, and the ability to contribute to and collaborate with the team.
Qualifications:
JD from a top-rated law school with strong academic credentials.
Must be licensed to practice law and a member in good standing in Colorado or willing to complete the process to become licensed in Colorado.
Position Type:
Full-Time position
In-person role
Salary Range:
$170,000 to $190,000 - Depending on experience.
Benefits:
At year end, this position is eligible for an hours-based bonus and may be eligible for a discretionary bonus.
Full-time employees are eligible for the firm's benefits as they currently exist, which include, but are not limited to health, dental, and vision insurance, 3% annual contribution to 401(k) for eligible employees, flexible time off, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
Yearly 1700-hour expectation.
12-16 weeks of paid parental leave
Application:
Please send cover letter, resume, and law school transcript to lconway@williamsweese.com
Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson
For more than four decades, the law practice of Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson has efficiently and expertly handled big-firm-sophisticated work with small-firm client service and attention. Firm attorneys specialize in commercial and regulatory litigation, employment, energy, natural resources, the environment, oil and gas, federal lands, ski resorts, real estate, tax, and trusts and estates.