General Counsel

Robert Half Legal is recruiting an experienced probate litigator to become General Counsel for a national trust settlement company located in downtown San Francisco (flexible hybrid telecommute). This position is newly open because the longtime incumbent GC is retiring. This executive leadership role reports to the company’s president. There are a corporate counsel and a legal assistant who report to this GC.

Responsibilities:

• Due diligence review of customers’ close relatives’ trust, estate, and will documents to determine total anticipated inheritance payment and file assignment of beneficiary interest;
• Manage probate cases and prepare necessary filings through to full payment of company’s assignment, including resolving disputes and handling litigation; and
• Other duties include risk management, regulatory compliance, and general legal operations oversight.

Qualifications:

• 7-10++ years of probate, trust administration, and trusts & estates practice experience;
• Active and in good standing in a state bar association -- State Bar of California is preferred;
• Experience advising clients in highly regulated financial services industries, including consumer financing, residential mortgage, etc., is a plus factor; and
• Good leader with team player attitude, collaborative and friendly interpersonal skills, and effective case management abilities.

Cash compensation includes base salary pay of $225,000 - 250,000+/yr, depending on experience, and various bonuses (including monthly incentives, net income bonus for management, and a year-end holiday bonus). There are also annual employee stock option / equity allocations. Total annual comp is $325-400k. Comprehensive employment benefits include medical and dental insurance, 401k Plan, and other perks. This company is a pleasant place to work, good employee morale and tenure, and the workload is steady and very manageable (regular 40 to 50-hour work weeks).

This is a direct-hire opportunity. The executive team wants to start interviewing immediately. For confidential consideration, please apply here and/or email resume to Jon Lucchese, Vice President for Permanent Placement Services Practice, at jon.lucchese@roberthalf.com . Thank you!