Attorney, Estate Planning Strategist
Mercer Advisors
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Independently meet with wealth advisors/financial planners/other wealth management and members of the Wealth Solutions group to review, fund, and maintain estate plans
- Independently reviewing and summarizing existing estate planning documents, including making appropriate recommendations regarding changes and additions based upon changes in law and family circumstances
- Answering general informational estate planning questions from clients and advisor teams
- Serving as an in-house resource in estate planning to wealth management teams nationwide
- Remaining current with related estate, trust, and tax legislation nationwide
- Eligible to support business development through leading presentations and thought leadership publications, as necessary
- Managing a service specialist, as assigned, as related to overseeing day-to-day tasks, training, calendars, time management, coaching, and mentoring
- Other duties as assigned
- Meeting with clients to design, implement, fund, and maintain estate plans
- Drafting estate plan documents, including trusts, wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and funding related documents
- Preparing and reviewing deeds and real property transfer documents.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD)
- Licensed to practice law in at least one state
- Ability to interpret and convey complex estate planning topics to Wealth Management teams and clients
- 2+ years legal experience in estate planning preferred
- Ability to travel up to 25%
Benefits
- Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Life & AD&D; Short-Term Disability; Accident; Critical Illness; and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Three medical plans offerings including two High Deductible Health Plans and a Traditional Co-Pay medical plan.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions on a per pay period basis if enrolled in either HDHP medical plan.
- Two comprehensive Dental Plans
- Vision Insurance Plan
- Dependent Care Savings Account for child and dependent care.
- 14 Company Paid Holidays with a full week off at Thanksgiving.
- Generous paid time off program for vacation and sick days
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Family Medical Leave
- Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks)
- Maternity benefits utilizing company paid STD, any supplemental STD, plus Parental Leave (6 weeks) to provide time for recovery, baby bonding, and enjoying your family time.
- Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
- Company Paid Concierge Services for you and your loved ones for the spectrum of caring needs for your aging parents, young children, life’s challenges and more.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with both Traditional and Roth plans with per pay period match
- Pet Insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
estate planningdrafting estate plan documentstrustswillspowers of attorneyhealthcare directivesreal property transfer documentslegal researchcompliance with estate, trust, and tax legislationbusiness development
Soft skills
communicationcoachingmentoringtime managementpresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solvingleadershipclient relationship management
Certifications
Juris Doctor (JD)Licensed to practice law