Private Client Trusts & Estates, Special Needs Planning

Day Pitney's Private Client Department (PCD) is seeking an associate with a minimum of 2 years of trusts and estates experience to join our nationally recognized practice.  This position can be located in our New Haven, CT office (consideration will be given to strong candidates located in one of our other Connecticut offices).

Ideal candidates will have a strong demonstrated interest in planning for persons with special needs. Experience in trust and estate planning and administration is required.

Experience with domestic estate planning, including succession planning, lifetime giving, estate and income taxation issues, charitable giving; estate planning for retirement assets; and tax-efficient family wealth transfer strategies is a plus, but not required.

Our Private Client team, one of the largest and most sophisticated in the country, advises on all aspects of estate, gift and charitable planning, closely held businesses, administration of estates and trusts, planning for individuals with special needs, and fiduciary litigation.  Our Private Client lawyers collectively have hundreds of years of experience serving the unique needs of our clients, including individuals and their families, fiduciaries, and a broad range of tax-exempt entities. Our team regularly works in collaboration with our corporate, employment, real estate, trial and environmental lawyers to achieve our clients' individual and business objectives.  Our Family Office team includes experienced attorneys from multidisciplinary practices, serving the corporate, tax, and transactional needs of high-net-worth clients and their businesses.

Day Pitney's policies offer a hybrid in-office / remote work schedule to provide our attorneys with greater flexibility.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of demonstrated experience in sophisticated private client matters involving trusts and estates planning and administration
• Demonstrated interest in special needs planning
• Excellent technical, professional and client service skills
• Strong written and verbal communication and advocacy skills
• Team-oriented with an emphasis on collaboration
• Effective and efficient problem-solving capabilities with the ability to work independently and proactively, and to develop creative solutions to meet client and team needs
• Member of Connecticut State bar in good standing (required)

About Day Pitney

Day Pitney, an East Coast-based law firm with national and international reach, has approximately 300 attorneys in 13 offices in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Washington, DC. Day Pitney's Corporate, Litigation, and Trusts and Estates attorneys represent a variety of clients from individuals to Fortune 500companies. Since 1902, Day Pitney has been working collaboratively and effectively with clients in a wide range of industries, including Energy and Utilities; Financial Services; Healthcare and Life Sciences; Insurance and Reinsurance; Intellectual Property and Technology; Family Office Practice; Real Estate and Environmental; and Tax Exempt Organizations and Charitable Giving. Day Pitney's lawyers provide deep bench knowledge and experience and work seamlessly across disciplines to guide our clients through the evolving legal landscape. For more information on Day Pitney, visit www.daypitney.com.

Diversity & Inclusion

Day Pitney is committed to diversity and inclusivity. We foster diversity within our firm and the communities in which we live and work. Diversity is one of the firm's core values. We believe people of diverse skills, opinions, perspectives, lifestyles, ideas, thinking and knowledge make us a stronger, more productive law firm. We actively seek out people who distinguish themselves from the pack—people of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, interests, and work and life experiences that will strengthen our practices and our firm.

Join Us

If you want to join a collaborative, energetic, and nurturing environment where you will take on complex challenges and have a direct impact on the successes of businesses and the lives of people, Day Pitney is the place for you. You will be a key contributor working on sophisticated legal matters alongside recognized leaders in their fields, with mentoring and support along the way to hone your skills and help you reach your career goals. Day Pitney is committed to the professional development of our associates and provides excellent and realistic opportunities for advancement and path to partnership (if that is the desired goal).

Required application materials include a cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample (two to three pages from your academic or work experience of which you are the sole author). Day Pitney does not accept blind submissions or unsolicited resumes from search firms. All candidate and search firm submissions must be submitted through our online portal.

Day Pitney is an Equal Opportunity Employer.