Estate Planning Strategist, Vice President

Responsibilities and Skills

To work with senior estate planning strategists and teams of investment professionals to provide to clients and prospective clients objective information and analyses focusing on estate, gift and income tax planning.

More specifically:

• Working closely with senior estate planning strategists and financial advisors to build relationships with ultra-high net worth clients and prospective clients relating to estate and tax planning
• Review, summarize and critique existing and/or proposed new estate planning documents
• Simplify complex legal topics, analyses and/or structures into comprehensible terms
• Compare and contrast estate planning alternatives, including gifting, leveraged gifting, insurance planning and philanthropic structures
• Prepare presentation materials including power point/or other graphical summaries of documents and various strategies
• Working with team analysts to prepare and deliver financial planning analyses
• Collaborate with clients’ attorneys and accountants in the implementation of the clients’ estate, income tax and financial plans
• Understand investment structures and how they might or might not be appropriate for various estate planning entities
• Understand MS trustee services, insurance and similar third-party platforms and products
• Keep abreast of and educate financial advisors regarding changes in the law and developing legal trends

Technical Requirements

• J.D. minimum required; accounting degree helpful
• Prior trusts and estates experience with a law or accounting firm
• Strong knowledge of U.S. estate planning and tax planning strategies 
• Income tax background as related to estate planning strategies 
• Executive compensation, retirement and financial planning background helpful
• Series 7 and 66 required (can be obtained post-hire)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 110,000 and 190,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

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