Attorney - Estate Planning - Chicago - 220k

NEW IN Estate Planning Attorney Help Lead & Grow an Estate Planning Practice |Paying $140k-$220k + Bonus in $100k's Chicago
- Flex Hybrid Big-Firm Work, Boutique Feel Highlights:
- Join a well-established Chicago business law firm with a thriving, in-house estate planning practice.
- Step into a team of 5 estate planning attorneys as attorney #6
- with a real chance to become the go-to estate planner in the firm.
- Substantial autonomy: take an estate plan from initial client meeting through signing with minimal oversight.
- Mix of sophisticated estate planning and the opportunity to support corporate/tax work if that interests you.
- Positive, low-drama culture where people are genuinely happy, well-treated, and stay long term. Role: Estate Planning Attorney (Associate or Partner Level)
- Focus: Estate planning only (partner in the group focuses on probate).
- Core work: -Meet directly with clients, design plans, and draft complex estate planning documents (wills, revocable/irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, tax-sensitive structures, etc.).
- Run matters beginning to end
- from fact-gathering and design to drafting, revisions, and signing.
- Collaborate with the broader business/tax group on related tax and corporate planning issues. Comp and

benefits:
- Base

salary:
Up to $220k depending on experience
- Bonus structure (very real, very lucrative):
- Hours bonus: for associates, roughly ⅓ of your billable rate on hours over target
- can add tens of thousands of dollars, even $100k's
- Collections bonus: 10-15% of collected originations (depending on associate vs partner).
- Billable expectations:
- Associates: ~1,800 hours.
- Partner level: ~1,600 hours, with bonus kicking in after that.
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Benefits:
- Health insurance: Firm covers the individual health premium (Blue Cross), your share is minimal (often ~$30-40/month).
- Dental and life insurance.
- 401(k) with 3% mandatory firm contribution (i.e. the firm contributes regardless). Other points of interest:
- Healthy, established estate planning practice you can step into on day one
- not a "build it from scratch" situation.
- Real opportunity to become the internal leader for estate planning as the current partner focuses on probate.
- Collaborative, pleasant environment
- described as a place where people are happy, supported, and not micromanaged.
- Chance to grow your own book over time with firm support, if you're interested in developing a practice. Location / schedule: o Chicago Loop office. o Expect 3-4 days in-office, with flexibility (especially after you're established). What they're looking for:
- Licensed in Illinois.
- 5+ years of hands-on estate planning experience.
- Comfortable running estate plans with minimal oversight
- not just form-filling.
- Strong drafting skills and client-facing confidence.
- Tax experience strongly preferred
- e.g. LL.
M. in Tax or tax certificate, or meaningful tax-focused planning work.
- Willingness to help on corporate tax matters and to develop a book over time (no book required to start, but openness to business development is a plus).

How to apply
If you're an Illinois estate planning attorney (5+ years) who can confidently run sophisticated plans and would love to join a busy, friendly Chicago firm with real upside, I'd love to talk. Reply with your resume (and a brief note on your estate planning/tax experience), or reach out directly and mention: "Estate Planning Attorney
- Chicago hybrid role" We'll set up a confidential call to walk through the details and see if it's a fit.