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Associate Elder Law Attorney #ESF4700

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Job Location:

Watchung, NJ - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 75000 - 115000
Posted: 17 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 15 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

What’s in it for you!
  • Advance by building your own client relationships!
  • Master estate planning Medicaid guardianship and litigation!
  • Protect vulnerable seniors and families in difficult moments!
  • Learn from leadership with 25 years of experience!
  • Join a team where empathy equals professional excellence!
  • PTO health insurance and retirement plan!
  • Recharge with onsite exercise and relaxation rooms!
If that’s you let’s talk!
Job Type : Full Time
Location : Watchung New Jersey
Pay : Great pay and very strong benefits!
Job Description
Summary
Join a respected estate and elder law practice helping families navigate sophisticated planning aging incapacity and end-of-life matters. This experienced attorney will immediately support the Managing Member/Founder while independently handling complex estate planning and elder law matters. This is a specialized position requiring at least five years of direct Estate Planning and Elder Law experience. Attorneys whose backgrounds are primarily in unrelated or general practice areas will not qualify.
  • What You’ll Be Doing
  • Draft wills trusts powers of attorney and healthcare directives.
  • Develop complex asset-protection and Medicaid planning strategies.
  • Advise clients on estate inheritance and tax implications.
  • Manage estate and trust administration matters.
  • Prepare fiduciary accounts and estate and inheritance tax returns.
  • Guide Medicaid spend-down strategies and application processes.
  • Represent clients in Medicaid fair hearings when needed.
  • Handle guardianships will contests and trust-related litigation.
  • Advise families during death incapacity and elder-care crises.
  • Advocate for elderly clients in institutional and home-care settings.
  • Communicate with courts beneficiaries financial institutions and advisors.
  • Supervise paralegals and oversee accurate matter progression.
What You’ll Need
  • J.D. from an accredited law school.
  • Active New Jersey attorney license in good standing.
  • 5 years of direct Estate Planning and Elder Law experience required.
  • Hands-on experience drafting sophisticated estate-planning documents.
  • Experience managing estate trust Medicaid or guardianship matters.
  • Ability to independently manage complex and sensitive client situations.
  • Strong legal research writing advocacy and client-counseling skills.
  • Elder law litigation and crisis-management experience strongly preferred.
  • Direct elder-care advocacy experience strongly preferred.
  • LL.M. in Elder Law or Estate Planning strongly preferred.
  • Ability to work full-time onsite and additional hours when necessary.
Our client asked me to submit 3 great people within the next few days. We work directly with the hiring manager and can arrange interviews within a few days
Veronica Jones

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