Founding Partner - Trusts & Estates

About Jay Law
Jay Law is a trusts and estates practice serving individuals and families across California. Estate planning has long meant slow paperwork and opaque processes, and we built Jay Law to fix both.

We're a technology-first law firm, supported by Jay OS, a managed service organization (MSO) built specifically for trusts and estates. Jay OS handles the operational work of moving a plan from first call to final signature, so our attorneys can spend their time on what matters most: understanding each client and getting their plan right.

That changes what it means to practice. Our attorneys spend about 80% of their time with clients and 20% helping shape the tools that power the firm. The result is exceptional counsel that more people can afford, delivered by attorneys who love the work.

We're starting with trusts and estates, but we won't stop there. We're looking for entrepreneurial attorneys who want to help shape the future of the profession.

The role
You'll join as one of the first attorneys at Jay Law, helping grow a practice that's already serving clients.

First, you'll lead client relationships end to end, from the first call through signing, funding, and the ongoing check-ins that keep a plan current. You'll show what exceptional T&E counsel looks like when an attorney's time goes to judgment and relationships instead of paperwork.

Second, you'll help define the standard of care as the practice grows: what gets reviewed, by whom, and how quality holds steady matter after matter. Your forms, checklists, and judgment will shape the technology our attorneys use every day.

Third, you'll help build the firm itself, from mentoring the associates who follow you to shaping how we expand into new practice areas and new states.

What you'll do

• Lead T&E matters end to end, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and probate and trust administration

• Build long-term relationships with individuals, families, founders, and the financial advisors who refer to us

• Partner with our engineers to turn your practice judgment into workflows, drafting tools, and review protocols

• Help set and document the standard of care so it can be taught to the attorneys who join after you

• Mentor and help recruit the next associates and partners, and shape the culture they inherit

• You will set the tone of the firm, for the clients we serve, for the attorneys who join after you, and for a profession watching whether this can be done well

Who you are

• A T&E attorney with significant sophisticated planning experience, licensed and in good standing in California or New York

• Exceptional at the work and deeply focused on the client experience

• Excited to help design what technology-enabled legal services look like, rather than reacting to it

• Comfortable with ambiguity: shipping, revising, and putting your name on something new

• Drawn to serving people who need real counsel at a price they can afford

• Bonus points: experience with probate and trust administration, high-volume or multi-state practice, legal technology or AI tools, or existing referral relationships with financial advisors or CPAs

What success looks like in your first year

• You're leading a growing book of client relationships, with turnaround and quality clients talk about

• Your judgment is built into the tools and protocols the whole firm uses, and your time per matter keeps falling while the standard holds

• The standard of care is documented and teachable, and the attorneys who follow you can deliver to it

• The foundation is set for what's next: a deeper bench, new practice areas, and new states

Compensation
Base, bonus, and equity. Specific structure is discussed directly.

Location and licensure
California licensure required. Our office is in San Francisco, and the team works closely together with regular in-person time.