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Mercer Advisors

Personalized wealth management and trust services

Senior Estate Planning Attorney

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor degree.
  • Licensed to practice law in at least one state.
  • Ability to interpret and convey complex estate planning topics to Wealth Management teams and clients.
  • 8–12 years of legal experience in estate planning and deep technical expertise.
  • Proven track record of handling planning matters for high-net-worth clients.
  • Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as an in-house estate planning resource to wealth management teams and clients nationwide.
  • Maintain a book of ultra-high-net-worth clients.
  • Review and summarize existing estate planning documents.
  • Remain current with estate, trust, and tax legislation nationwide.
  • Support business development through networking, leading presentations, drafting publications, and supporting prospective client meetings as necessary.
  • Conduct research on nuanced and specialized estate planning topics.
  • Manage a service specialist, as assigned, by overseeing day-to-day tasks, training, calendars, time management, coaching, and mentoring.
  • Mentor and coach estate planning strategists.
  • Meet with clients to design, implement, and fund complex estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, and sophisticated estate and gift tax mitigation.
  • Draft estate plan documents, including irrevocable trusts (GRATs, IDGTs, ILITs, SLATs, CRTs, and QPRTs), revocable trusts, wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and related funding documents.
  • Advise on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax strategies.
  • Coordinate with wealth advisors, tax experts, and other professionals to ensure seamless execution of wealth strategies.
  • Prepare and review deeds and real property transfer documents.
  • Be available during standard business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; early or late hours may sometimes be required to meet client and business needs.

Desired Qualifications

  • An LL.M. in Taxation or Estate Planning is strongly preferred.

About the Company

Mercer Advisors

Personalized wealth management and trust services

Mercer Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management for high-net-worth individuals and families, offering customized financial planning, investment strategy, corporate trustee services, and tax, retirement, and estate planning. It charges advisory fees tied to assets under management and integrates tax efficiency into investments to boost after-tax returns. Its approach links tax strategy, investments, and estate planning, with in-house corporate trustee capabilities and services tailored for women to deliver a long-term, personalized plan. The goal is to lift the burden of financial management from clients so they can focus on the life they want while pursuing financial success and stability.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$2.9B
Headquarters
Denver, CO
Founded
1985

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