Estates Associate (Lawyer)

Job summary

Advise clients on estate planning, wealth preservation, and estate administration, including related tax considerations. Build long-term client relationships and develop a legal practice within the Estates & Trusts group.

Job details

Estates Associate (Lawyer) | 1-5 years | Vancouver Our client, a highly regarded full-service law firm located in downtown Vancouver, is seeking a talented Associate to join its well-established Estates & Trusts group. The ideal candidate will have experience advising clients on estate planning, wealth preservation, and estate administration, together with exposure to the tax considerations that arise in these matters. The successful candidate will combine strong technical skills with empathy, and emotional intelligence, recognizing the personal nature of this practice. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collegial and supportive team with a sophisticated practice, exceptional mentorship, outstanding legal support, and dedicated in-house marketing and business development resources. The firm offers a collaborative environment where associates are encouraged to build long-term client relationships and develop their practice. For more information, please contact Mike Race, Amrit Rai, or Sara Adel at LegalBC@zsa.ca, quoting reference #LI34465.

What you’ll do

Advise clients on estate planning, wealth preservation, and estate administration, including related tax considerations. Build long-term client relationships and develop a legal practice within the Estates & Trusts group.

Requirements

The role is intended for an associate with 1–5 years of experience and exposure to estate planning, wealth preservation, estate administration, and related tax matters. Candidates should bring strong technical skills, empathy, and emotional intelligence.

Listed skills

• Dedicated · Preferred
• collaborative · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Mentorship · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Estate Planning
• Wealth Preservation
• Estate Administration
• Tax Considerations
• Technical Legal Skills
• Empathy
• Emotional Intelligence
• Client Relationship Building
• Practice Development

Job areas

• Legal

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