Join Our Team
Are you interested in joining the Cripps & Simmons team? Check out the listing of job opportunities below:
Cripps & Simmons, LLC, a growing Columbia based law firm in practice since 2006, is seeking an associate attorney due to practice growth and expansion to assist in the practice areas of estate planning, business planning, elder law, probate matters and trust administration.
Required Skills:
• Licensed to practice law in Missouri
• Have 2-5 years of experience in one or more of our practices areas (recent law school graduates may be considered dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Strong writing skills
• Analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Be willing to invest in themselves
• Self-starter / Able to work independently with guidance
Responsibilities:
• Draft estate planning documents
• Prepare guardianship/conservatorship pleadings
• Prepare deeds
• Prepare business planning documents
• Prepare pleading for decedents estates
• Assist with trust administration
• Meet and communicate with clients, attorney’s and other advisors
• Maintain accurate timekeeping and billing records
• Maintain client files
The associate will have the opportunity to grow their own practice while gaining valuable, hands-on experience assisting our senior attorneys through various assignments within our areas of practice.
This is an opportunity to practice law in a smaller office with exposure to hands on experience in one of Columbia’s best-known Trust and Estate practices.
Salary: Base salary commensurate with experience plus bonuses based on collections
Benefits:
• Bar Dues
• CLE
• 401(k)
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Sick Leave
• Paid Time Off
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
How to Apply: Please submit your resume, cover letter, writing sample and transcript to AttorneyJob@CrippsandSimmons.com
Cripps & Simmons is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Full background check is required. All submissions are confidential.