Associate Attorney

Company: Carolina Family Estate Planning
Location: Apex
Posted on: April 4, 2021

Job Description:

Associate Attorney - Estate Planning and Estate Administration

Are you "THE ONE" we need next on our team?

Are you an experienced estate planning and estate administration attorney, with a passion for serving others?

Do you love working with clients but hate dealing with operations and management?

Does knowing you will be able to have plenty of clients and work to fill your day's interest you while having no responsibility for new client origination? Does this sound appealing?

Do you long for more work/life balance and to stop taking work home on the nights or weekends so you can spend more time with your family?

Are you ready to demonstrate your expertise at the highest level of a rapidly growing small law firm?

Then, please read on---

Carolina Family Estate Planning is an innovative, well-organized, well-run, rapidly growing entrepreneurial law firm focused solely on estate planning, estate administration, elder law, and asset protection--in Cary, NC.

The firm has an experienced Firm Administrator and an amazing team who handle the day-to-day management, operations, HR, marketing, and the like so our attorneys can focus on what they do best:

providing excellent, unsurpassed legal counseling to clients.

$70,000 - $90,000+ salary will be based on experience, plus an opportunity for a performance-based bonus. Competitive benefits.

Responsibilities:
--- Our firm is looking for an associate attorney who is also innovative, well-organized, and who shares our growth mindset.
--- The Associate Attorney will be responsible for continuing our commitment to provide the legal services of the firm and operate under the firm's policies, procedures, and quality standards.
--- The Associate Attorney's responsibilities will extend from "soup to nuts".
--- He or she will: meet with clients to design planning that will work to best to serve clients' interests; review documents before they leave the office for quality and accuracy; lead and mentor the firm's legal production team; work with our lead attorney to address any process and procedure improvements, and team with the Firm Administrator to help develop the firm's operations policies and processes to ensure that clients' files move smoothly through the office.
--- The successful candidate will be an effective practitioner with a passion for helping clients using innovative, but proven techniques.
--- You are compassionate, and yet you also understand that the firm needs to work efficiently and profitably in order to grow and to best serve the community.
--- The candidate is ready to be a leader within the firm and takes pride in a job well done.
--- The ability to connect with clients and other firm team members is paramount to driving personal and firm success.

Qualifications:
--- To get the job done, you must have a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law with a current license to practice law in the state of North Carolina with at least 5-7 years' estate planning and estate administration experience.
--- The ability and experience to delegate and educate team members are essential for growth and development. L.L.M. in Taxation and/or CELA helpful, but not required. Integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness must be unwavering to succeed, along with a willingness to do whatever it takes to help the team as a whole. In a nutshell, you will have a knack for producing excellent legal work, editing information, and establishing priorities. You also naturally maintain order and adapt to changing priorities.
--- You follow through and have no problem following and improving established procedures, evaluating and creating new procedures, and ensuring completion of all files by established deadlines while ensuring an effective system is in place to do so.
--- You must also be coachable, have a positive attitude, be willing to learn, and always treat others with respect.
--- We have a culture of driven and committed professionals and are looking for the same in a new associate.
--- If you are "THE ONE" we are looking for, please tell us why we should schedule an interview with you, and include your desired pay range, as well.

About Company:
Carolina Family Estate Planning is located in Cary. We have been here helping clients live better lives by planning for a secure future for over a decade with a clear commitment to growing our business and our team while providing one of the most intimate and delicate legal services that exist.



Benefits offered include health insurance, PTO, holidays, retirement, and more. If you are looking for a family-friendly and dog-friendly work environment, with a growing, cutting edge firm and have the experience, organization, motivation, and desire to serve our clients, we'd love to chat!

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