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Semmes, Bowen & Semmes has an immediate opening in our Baltimore office for an attorney with at least 3+ years' experience in estates and trusts. Qualified candidates must be barred in MD. We are looking for candidates that have experience in estates and trusts. Candidates that have a portable book of business are encouraged to apply.
We offer a flexible work environment with options for hybrid and remote work. Semmes is a paperless office with personal laptops provided for attorneys. This position will require you to commute to our Baltimore office 3 days per week.
Compensation: $90,000 to $160,000 annually including bonus
Responsibilities:
Semmes, Bowen & Semmes is one of the oldest and largest full-service law firms in the State of Maryland. A diversified team of attorneys serves our clients through offices in five locations: Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland, McLean, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia. These strategic locations enable us to accommodate our clients who live and operate their business in the greater Mid-Atlantic area and to support our widening markets.
We are an employee-focused community that provides hands on training and mentoring for our new employees. Learning by doing is an effective way to get acclimated to the firm. We offer a collegiate environment that supports teamwork and collaboration. We value our culture of diversity and respect within our teams and firmwide. We work together to reach our mutual goals.
EEO/AA employer – Minority/Female/Vets/Disabled
Salary
We offer a flexible work environment with options for hybrid and remote work. Semmes is a paperless office with personal laptops provided for attorneys. This position will require you to commute to our Baltimore office 3 days per week.
Compensation: $90,000 to $160,000 annually including bonus
Responsibilities:
- Represent clients in a full range of services including estate and tax planning, family succession planning, business succession planning, charitable planning, pre- and post-marital agreements, administration of estates and trusts, resolution of disputes among family members, litigation in connection with the administration of an estate or trust, and disability planning.
- Development and implementation of estate plans through wills, trusts, financial powers of attorney, appointment of health agents and medical advance directives.
- Draft both basic and sophisticated estate planning documents, including those which incorporate estate and income tax planning.
- Administer probate estates, including the preparation and submission of required filings with the Orphans’ Courts and Registers of Wills.
- Admitted to practice law in Maryland and in good standing with the Maryland Supreme Court.
- 3 plus years of experience practicing trusts and estates law.
- Experience with business law and real estate law a plus.
- Demonstrate client relationship skills and the ability to lead client meetings.
- Ability to develop strategic business relationships leading to new business opportunities.
- Candidates should possess strong academic credentials and excellent research, writing and communication skills and have the ability to work independently.
- The position requires the ability to meet deadlines.
- The desired candidate MUST be client and detail oriented, organized, and self-motivated.
- Competitive salary, Health, Vision, Dental, LTD, STD, Life benefits.
- Employee funded 401K.
- Employer funded pension plan.
- HSA and FSA plans.
- Annual performance reviews.
- Bonus plan.
Semmes, Bowen & Semmes is one of the oldest and largest full-service law firms in the State of Maryland. A diversified team of attorneys serves our clients through offices in five locations: Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland, McLean, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia. These strategic locations enable us to accommodate our clients who live and operate their business in the greater Mid-Atlantic area and to support our widening markets.
We are an employee-focused community that provides hands on training and mentoring for our new employees. Learning by doing is an effective way to get acclimated to the firm. We offer a collegiate environment that supports teamwork and collaboration. We value our culture of diversity and respect within our teams and firmwide. We work together to reach our mutual goals.
EEO/AA employer – Minority/Female/Vets/Disabled
- $90,000 - $160,000/year
