Job Summary
We are seeking an Associate Attorney for a direct hire opportunity with a Florida legal team in Venice, FL. This role is ideal for an attorney with 1-2 years of experience who is interested in building a strong practice in estate planning and estate administration while developing long-term client relationships.
The Associate Attorney will advise individuals and families on important personal, financial, and estate-related matters, manage estate administration files, and provide practical legal guidance with professionalism and care. This is a strong opportunity for a client-focused attorney who values meaningful work, collaborative legal practice, and the ability to grow across related practice areas.
This position offers the chance to work in a supportive legal environment with a team-oriented approach, direct client interaction, and exposure to matters that have a significant impact on clients and their families.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise clients on estate planning strategies, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, probate avoidance, and succession planning.
- Draft, review, and update estate planning documents based on client needs, family circumstances, and financial goals.
- Manage estate administration matters from initial consultation through completion, including probate filings, asset distribution, creditor claims, and beneficiary communications.
- Advise executors, personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries regarding legal responsibilities, rights, and estate administration requirements.
- Communicate with clients, beneficiaries, financial institutions, government agencies, accountants, and other professional advisors.
- Maintain organized case files, manage deadlines, and ensure estate matters progress efficiently and professionally.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary range: $75,000 to $90,000 per year.
- Job type: Direct hire.
- Location: Venice, FL.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
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Required Qualifications and Skills
- Manage estate planning matters, including client consultations, document drafting, probate avoidance strategies, and trust-related guidance.
- Handle estate administration files from opening through final distribution and completion.
- Prepare probate, estate administration, correspondence, agreements, releases, and related legal documents.
- Collaborate with clients, families, advisors, institutions, and other parties involved in estate matters.
- 1-2 years of attorney experience, preferably with a focus on estate planning and estate administration.
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
- Active license to practice law in Florida.
- Strong understanding of wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, fiduciary duties, and related legal documentation.
- Ability to advise clients with professionalism, empathy, discretion, and sound legal judgment.
- Strong drafting, research, communication, organization, and file management skills.
- Ability to manage deadlines, prioritize multiple matters, and work both independently and collaboratively.
- Client-focused approach with the ability to build long-term professional relationships.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with residential or commercial real estate transactions, purchase and sale matters, refinancing, mortgages, or real estate agreements.
- Exposure to family law matters such as separation, divorce, parenting, support, separation agreements, or independent legal advice.
- Experience with corporate law matters, including incorporations, reorganizations, shareholder agreements, corporate transactions, business succession planning, or general corporate advisory work.
- Litigation experience involving civil litigation, estate and trust disputes, commercial disputes, court appearances, or advocacy.