Associate Attorney

Overview:
Accelerant Law was founded by entrepreneurial-minded attorneys who strive to modernize the traditional approach to estate planning by integrating 21st-century business practices and technology into a sophisticated trust and estate practice. Our firm serves ultra-high-net-worth families with contemporary estate planning and administration strategies delivered in a transparent, proactive, and innovative manner.

Position:
Accelerant Law is seeking an Associate Attorney with a minimum of one year of experience in trusts and estates or tax to join our growing team in a flexible, supportive, and highly collaborative environment. Attorneys with prior experience at accounting firms and recent Tax LL.M. graduates are also encouraged to apply!

What Accelerant Offers You:
Accelerant commits to providing you with mentorship and an opportunity to gain sophisticated experience working with ultra-high net-worth families and their advisors. This role is dynamic and fast-paced but will provide tremendous training in the near term. If you are self-motivated, diligent and thorough, then consider joining Accelerant!

Location:
This role is based in Washington, DC and requires 3 days per week in-office.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Work on a wide range of sophisticated trusts and estates matters including:
  • Drafting core estate planning documents for clients with taxable estates
  • Drafting irrevocable trusts, including GRATs, SLATs and ILITs
  • Executing complex gifting and sale transactions
  • QSBS, pre-liquidity event and pre-IPO tax planning
  • Establishing and administering private trust companies
• Assist with business development opportunities to help influence a growing law firm that seeks to disrupt the trusts & estates legal industry in pursuit of a better way of servicing our clients and practicing law.
• Immediate, direct client contact; you will build relationships with clients and will be included in meetings and calls from the very beginning.
• Opportunity to quarterback client relationships at an early stage in your career.

• Minimum of one year of experience in a trusts and estates or tax practice at a law firm or accounting firm, OR recent graduate from top tier Tax LL.M. program.
• J.D. required; LL.M. in Taxation preferred.
• Admission to the D.C. Bar highly preferred, or admission to at least one state bar with eligibility to apply for D.C. Bar admission.