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Trusts & Estates Litigation Attorney
Sarasota, FL, US
Source: Williams Parker careers · View original posting
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- full time
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The Opportunity
Williams Parker, the region’s largest and oldest law firm founded in 1925, is seeking an experienced Trusts & Estates Litigation Attorney to join its growing practice in Sarasota, Florida. The ideal candidate will bring 10 or more years of substantial civil trial experience handling complex trust, estate, probate, fiduciary, and inheritance disputes.
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Florida. A portable book of business is highly preferred; however, Williams Parker also welcomes attorneys who bring a strong professional reputation, deep substantive experience, strategic judgment, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to a sophisticated litigation practice supported by the firm’s cross-disciplinary depth.
Requirements
What You Will Bring
- Sophisticated trusts and estates litigation experience. Ten or more years of substantial civil trial experience handling complex trust, estate, probate, fiduciary, and inheritance disputes.
- Strategic judgment and courtroom capability. A demonstrated ability to assess complex legal and factual issues, anticipate challenges, manage discovery, develop effective case strategies, and advocate persuasively through trial.
- Exceptional advocacy and client service. The ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly through written advocacy, oral argument, negotiation, and client counsel while building trusted relationships with clients, colleagues, and professional advisors.
- Professional presence and disciplined execution. Sound judgment, initiative, reliability, and accountability, together with the ability to manage demanding timelines, multiple priorities, expert witnesses, investigators, opposing counsel, and other participants in complex litigation.
- Commitment to practice growth. A strong professional reputation and an active approach to cultivating referral relationships, deepening client engagements, developing new business, and contributing to the continued growth of the practice and the firm.
- Education and Florida licensure. A Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in The Florida Bar in good standing.
Benefits
- A Distinguished Platform To Grow Your Practice And Shape the Future
- Williams Parker offers accomplished Trusts & Estates litigators with established practices a distinctive opportunity to expand their work and contribute meaningfully to the continued development of the section.
- A meaningful role in the future of the section. Bring your experience, relationships, and portable book of business to a practice positioned for continued growth, with the opportunity to help strengthen its capabilities, market presence, and next generation of leadership.
- A distinguished platform on which to grow. Build upon Williams Parker’s century-long reputation, enduring client and professional relationships, and established presence throughout Sarasota and Southwest Florida.
- Work defined by complexity and consequence. Handle sophisticated trust, estate, probate, fiduciary, and inheritance disputes involving family wealth, closely held businesses, fiduciary responsibility, and significant estate plans.
- Cross-disciplinary depth that strengthens advocacy. Draw upon experienced attorneys across Trusts & Estates, Business and Tax, Real Estate, Labor & Employment, and Litigation to develop informed strategies for multifaceted disputes.
- A rewards package commensurate with the opportunity. Receive market-leading compensation; comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; an Employee Savings Plan and 401(k) with employer contributions; wellness programs; and access to discounts and special offers through WP Perks at Work.
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