About this Estate Planning Attorney - Dallas, TX role at Cordell & Cordell
Cordell & Cordell · Onsite · Dallas, TX
Cordell & Cordell has the benefits you'd expect from a large national firm. We offer competitive compensation, exceptional health care benefits, and prioritize work-life balance to ensure the well-being and productivity of our employees. Our focus on family law allows us to make a meaningful impact by helping families navigate challenging and pivotal times in their lives.
Estate Planning Attorney
Cordell & Cordell is seeking an experienced full-time Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration attorney.
Job Highlight: At Cordell & Cordell, we recruit the top talent and invest in our people to make this a destination career and provide a workplace where you can grow. Some flexibility in schedule and daily location is available; daily in-office presence is generally required because of regular client consults and document signings.
Job Description: Your role of Attorney would include the following:
- Perform initial consultations with clients and perform subsequent management of caseload generated by same.
- Draft estate planning documents for wide net worth variance of clients.
- Represent clients in cases filed in probate court in various Missouri jurisdictions.
- Provide superior representation to all clients including monthly status reports and weekly reviews of files.
Required Experience:
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited university
- Licensed to practice law in Texas.
- 5+ years of experience as a practicing attorney; experience as a trust officer may be considered.
- Experience drafting estate planning documents, probate, trust administration.
- Ability to quickly learn new technical programs and software.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with trust and probate litigation
- Experience representing clients for guardianship and conservatorship applications.
- Experience planning for high or ultra-high net worth clients and general taxation experience / knowledge
- Experience with Medicaid asset planning
- Existing book of business to bring with them.
Cordell & Cordell provides exceptional benefits and a great working environment including:
- 100% Employer paid health premiums and incentives for wellness program participation
- Employer paid dental premiums
- Employer paid Life, LTD & STD premiums.
Cordell & Cordell provides exceptional benefits and a great working environment including:
We also offer our full-time employees the following benefits:
We also offer our full-time employees the following benefits:
- Medical Plans: including HDHP, PPO, HSA and FSA
- Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, Long-Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Savings with Employer Matching
- Paid time off
- Participate in our Wellness Program and potentially earn Employer Paid health premiums!
For more information: https://cordellcordell.com/about/careers/benefits/
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