Hiring: Senior Legal Counsel – Trust Counsel Group Company: Northern Trust Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 14:47:42 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : CPT, Wealth Management About the job Experience: •135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. •10 years of experience working in a major law firm or in-house practice in the trust and estate area. •At least 10 years of experience working in a major law firm or in-house practice in the trust and estate area. Required Skills: •Reviewing and analyzing Will and trust agreements when the bank is named to serve in a fiduciary capacity in order to protect the bank, comply with the law, and satisfy client expectations •Reviewing and analyzing other legal documents such as post nuptial agreements, disclaimers, settlement agreements, consents, waivers, etc. and providing legal advice to internal partners regarding same •Providing legal counsel to management and business partners in our Wealth Management business on a broad range of trust and fiduciary matters, including review of trust documents, estate settlement matters, trust real estate matters, homestead issues, trust and estate litigation and complex trust/fiduciary legal issues •Serving as a resource and providing legal advice to internal partners in our Wealth Management business concerning on-going trust, estate and guardianship administration matters and questions that arise •Analyzing proposals to modify or terminate trusts in order to assess the legal risk and working in conjunction with the Chief Fiduciary Officer and the partners on same •Acting as legal advisor to various committees to advise on legal risk and compliance issues •Overseeing and monitoring of trust and estate litigation when Northern is acting in a fiduciary capacity and working with the internal and external litigation teams on matters when the bank is sued in its corporate capacity •Reviewing resignations, removals and signing off on distribution memos for account terminations Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!