Company: Chadwick Nott
Location: Bristol
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you will manage a broad, high-value contentious trusts and estates caseload in a well‑established Bristol team. You will handle complex disputes for high‑net‑worth clients, while supporting business development and client relationships. The position offers exposure to high-profile matters and opportunities for progression in a supportive environment focused on wellbeing and development. You will contribute to the team’s reputation by delivering precise, technically strong advocacy and effective case management.
Pay / Benefits
- wellbeing and work-life balance
- flexible working
- training and professional development
- supportive team
- clear progression
- competitive salary (negotiable)
Responsibilities
- Manage own caseload of contentious trusts and estates matters
- Handle will disputes and claims under the Inheritance Act
- Oversee executor and trustee disputes and related professional negligence claims
- Work on complex, multi-party, high-value disputes
- Support team development and client relationship growth
- Engage with high net worth individuals, executors, trustees, charities and rural clients
Key requirements
- Qualified Solicitor with 7+ years’ PQE in contentious trusts and estates
- Strong technical expertise in contentious private wealth work
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Confident managing complex matters and competing deadlines
- Enthusiastic about client contact, networking and business development
- Organised, resilient and collaborative
- communication
- relationship-building
- networking
- contentious trusts and estates
- will disputes
- inheritance act claims
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Posted: October 1st, 2026