About This Role
This attorney role focuses on both legal and marketing efforts for a growing law firm, helping to expand its client base and enhance brand awareness. The position is ideal for a detailed, motivated, and hard-working self-starter with a passion for estate planning and marketing.
Responsibilities
- Educate clients on estate planning options, including creating wills, setting up trusts, and designing powers of attorney
- Assist clients in ensuring their assets are distributed according to their wishes, tax-efficiently, and with minimal conflict
- Draft legal documents such as wills, trusts, and powers of attorney
- Review and update estate plans to reflect changes in clients’ lives, the law, tax planning, and their wishes
- Assist with trust administration and probate upon a client’s passing
- Collaborate with financial advisors, insurance professionals, accountants, and other professionals
- Build relationships with potential clients and explain the client base
- Increase the firm’s brand awareness through marketing efforts and networking
- Work closely with paralegals, legal assistants, and the firm to follow firm policies and procedures
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
- Admitted to practice law in North Dakota and/or Montana
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills, particularly in stressful and emotional situations
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- A passion for estate planning and helping clients achieve their goals
- Willingness to travel throughout the state for client meetings
Nice to have:
- 1-5 years’ experience in estate and business planning law
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Training & development
- Eligibility to participate in the Firm’s annual bonus structure, based on Firm revenue goals and individual contributions
- Eligibility to receive additional Firm bonuses, as determined by the Executive Committee
- Eligibility to participate in the firm 401(k) plan with a 100% employer match on the first three percent (3%) of your contributions and a 50% match on the next two percent (2%) of your contributions. Employer contributions are immediately vested.
- Eligibility to participate in the firm Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA). Subject to plan terms, the ICHRA reimburses qualified health insurance premiums for yourself, your spouse, and dependents on a non-taxable basis. New employees are eligible for up to $500.00 per month in reimbursement, increasing to $1,100.00 based on tenure.
