Business & Estate Planning Contract Attorney (Remote / Fractional)

Overview

This role is for an experienced Business & Estate Planning Contract Attorney providing fully remote, fractional (project-based/ad hoc) engagement for a boutique law firm.

The attorney will begin with discrete drafting projects and may have the opportunity to develop an ongoing relationship as additional matters arise. Work will primarily involve business law, business succession planning, estate-planning-related corporate matters, and commercial transactions, with an emphasis on producing polished, client-ready work product with minimal revision.

Responsibilities

• Draft sophisticated, polished agreements and related corporate governance documents
• Support business succession planning and estate-planning-related business matters
• Handle drafting and transactional documentation for commercial transactions
• Produce client-ready templates and agreements independently, requiring minimal revision
• Contribute to multiple projects as workload needs vary

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant corporate, transactional, business law, and/or estate planning experience
• Meaningful experience drafting sophisticated commercial agreements, including:
  • shareholder agreements
  • corporate governance documents
  • other business transaction documents
• Strongly preferred: experience with business succession planning and estate-planning-related business matters
• Ability to independently produce polished, professional, client-ready agreements and templates
• Preferred: experience with asset purchase agreements and related transactional documents
• Strongly preferred: Illinois business law experience and/or Illinois licensure
• Plus: experience with New Jersey or Pennsylvania matters
• Excellent academic credentials from an ABA-accredited law school
• Strong analytical, written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding professional references

Position Details

• Role type: Contract law firm engagement
• Schedule: Fractional; project-based/ad hoc with workload varying based on client needs
• Initial workload: Approximately 12–15 hours across two immediate drafting projects, with additional work anticipated on an ongoing basis
• Location: Fully Remote / WFH
• Timing: Immediate availability preferred

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay: annualized pay ranges from $180,000 to $200,000 or more when calculated on a full-time basis
• Contract engagement pay is based on multiple factors, including work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and candidate preference (which may affect client bill rate and candidate competitiveness)

Benefits (for W2 contract professionals):

• Typically eligible for full benefits when working in roles for 20 hours per week
• Complimentary Group Life, LTD and AD&D for benefits-eligible contract professionals
• Qualified 401k plan available
• For benefits-eligible attorneys: CLE and Professional Expense stipend

Confidentiality

• The organization will not propose candidates to prospective clients without prior consent.

Location

• Fully Remote / WFH

Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity Employer