Estates and Trusts Attorney

Summary

Join Semmes, Bowen & Semmes' Baltimore office as an estates and trusts attorney with 3+ years of experience and a Maryland bar admission. This role offers a flexible hybrid/remote work environment (3 days/week in office). Responsibilities include a full range of estate and trust services, from planning to litigation. Competitive salary ($90,000-$160,000 annually, including bonus) and comprehensive benefits are provided. Candidates with a portable book of business are encouraged to apply. The firm values teamwork, collaboration, and diversity.

Requirements

• Admitted to practice law in Maryland and in good standing with the Maryland Supreme Court
• 3 plus years of experience practicing trusts and estates law
• Demonstrate client relationship skills and the ability to lead client meetings
• Ability to develop strategic business relationships leading to new business opportunities
• Possess strong academic credentials and excellent research, writing and communication skills and have the ability to work independently
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Be client and detail oriented, organized, and self-motivated

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in a full range of services including estate and tax planning, family succession planning, business succession planning, charitable planning, pre- and post-marital agreements, administration of estates and trusts, resolution of disputes among family members, litigation in connection with the administration of an estate or trust, and disability planning
• Development and implementation of estate plans through wills, trusts, financial powers of attorney, appointment of health agents and medical advance directives
• Draft both basic and sophisticated estate planning documents, including those which incorporate estate and income tax planning
• Administer probate estates, including the preparation and submission of required filings with the Orphans’ Courts and Registers of Wills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with business law and real estate law

Benefits

• Competitive salary, Health, Vision, Dental, LTD, STD, Life benefits
• Employee funded 401K
• Employer funded pension plan
• HSA and FSA plans
• Annual performance reviews
• Bonus plan
• Flexible work environment with options for hybrid and remote work