Elder Law Attorney

Fast-paced Elder Law Firm Seeks Attorney with experience working with Texas Medicaid planning and applications, to serve in an Associate capacity, who aligns with the firm's values and can contribute to its mission of providing exceptional legal counsel. 

We are searching for a warm, yet tenacious and perceptive attorney who specializes in Medicaid benefits, to consult with and convert the increasing Medicaid/ government benefits client caseload. This Associate Attorney’s responsibilities include meeting with clients to ascertain their needs, counsel and recommend the most appropriate, affordable course of action, in a clear and relatable way for PCs who may not initially understand what services they actually require. During the process, you will work in conjunction with a supportive Intake, Sales and dedicated Medicaid Team, in addition to collaborating with and reporting to the firm’s Managing Attorney. 

 What We Have to Offer You:

A healthy work environment with good work-life balance; work alongside a tight-knit team of professionals committed to helping our clients and one another. A rewarding long-term career opportunity that is mostly virtual, with an attractive overall compensation package (salary commensurate with experience), including group health insurance and generous PTO. 

Starting salary: between $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 depending on experience, whether you intend on making efforts to originate new clients. This does not include ability to earn bonuses based on caseload and origination. 

To apply, submit resume + minimum of two professional references.

​​Qualifications:
REQUIRED: Accredited Law Degree; in Good Standing with the Texas Bar and a solid 5+ years of hands-on Texas Medicaid-planning experience. 

·        Knowledge of Texas Medicaid-compliant asset protection and government benefits preservation legal vehicles and strategies. 

·        Ability to convey the value propositionof our services. 

·       Familiarity with legal documents / drafting software, i.e. WealthCounsel/ElderDocx. 

·        Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to empathetically and patiently explain what are difficult concepts to understand/grasp for our client base of mostly seniors and their care-givers and family members. 

·        Strong work ethic, time management and accountability; ability to self-manage required to work virtually. 

·        Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making abilities. 

·        Capacity to regulate and perform under stress. 

 Responsibilities: 

·        Conduct comprehensive consultations with pre-qualified potential new clients, conveying value proposition of firm’s services, while patiently and empathetically explaining the value and process. 

·        Draft/review legal documents/instruments for/with clients of the firm via phone and Zoom. 

·        Contributing writing articles and recording videos for the firm’s web site.

·        Ability to construct a succinct post-consultation summary 

·        Representing clients at meetings, (virtual) hearings rarely, but when-needed. 

Support, promote and participate in community education, outreach and develop good public relations with client.