Transactional Attorney

Pay: $95000.00 - $150000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a sophisticated private-wealth-focused legal team serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients in a high-trust environment
• Do real transactional work: entity formation governance contracts due diligence and outside general counsel-style support
• Work closely with business owners and closely held companies on practical strategy-driven planning
• Strong platform for growth if youre polished detail-oriented and client-service driven
• Stable professional environment with high standards and meaningful work

Location: Full-time on-site role based in Salt Lake City UT (in-person collaboration and client service are core to how the team operates).

Note: Must be actively licensed and in good standing with the Utah State Bar and must have 1 year of transactional/business planning experience.

About Us

We are a law-firm-led private wealth organization supporting high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients. Our work is detail-driven highly confidential and rooted in exceptional client service. We value professionalism responsiveness and strong judgment. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Draft and review entity formation and governance documents for LLCs corporations (for-profit and nonprofit) LPs and other entities
• Draft review and negotiate a wide range of business contracts and transactional documents
• Provide outside general counsel support to business owners and closely held businesses
• Conduct legal due diligence in connection with business transactions and planning matters
• Advise clients on business planning operations and risk management from a practical legal perspective
• Collaborate closely with attorneys and staff to deliver a polished client experience
• Maintain organized matter files documentation and document-management workflows
• Meet an annual billing expectation of 1800 billable hours with consistently high-quality work product

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active Utah State Bar license and in good standing
• 1 year of experience practicing in transactional law and/or business planning (entity formation/governance and contracts)
• Strong drafting skills and sound issue-spotting judgment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a client-service mindset
• Highly organized detail-oriented and dependable with deadlines and follow-through
• Comfortable with document management and matter organization in a professional services environment

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Professional discreet high-performing team with a strong standard of excellence
• Client-facing work with real ownership and accountability
• Collaborative environment with consistent work quality and clear expectations
• Opportunity to deepen transactional skills across business planning governance and contracts

JPC-705

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: UT bar 1 yr transactional and/or business planning exp (entity formation/governance contracts)

• Nice to haves: experience with nonprofits LPs or complex entity structures private wealth tax-adjacent planning or high-net-worth client experience

• Additional context: Relocation- Potentially. Packages - potentially

Submissions Name / Travis and Melissa / ;

Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

On-site SLC transactional attorney for private wealth/business owner clientele. Heavy entity formation/governance contracts outside general counsel-style support and due diligence. Hard deal breakers: Utah Bar active 1 year transactional/business planning.

Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Transactional Attorney Private Wealth Law Group - JPC 705 - Source

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