Contentious Probate Solicitor – NQ

Overview

In this role, you join a top-tier contentious trusts and probate team in Bristol to handle high-quality dispute work from day one. You will collaborate with leading specialists on matters like will validity challenges, executor and trustee disputes, and complex trust issues, while supporting non-contentious private client work. The position blends litigation with estate administration, offering exposure to high-value cases in a collaborative, down-to-earth culture. This is a rare NQ opportunity to kickstart a career in a market-leading practice with strong mentorship and hybrid working.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Office in the office three days a week
• Strong culture described as warm, open and ego-free

Responsibilities

• Handle will validity challenges and executor/trustee disputes
• Work on proprietary estoppel and 1975 Act claims
• Manage trust disputes involving family dynamics and offshore structures
• Engage in contentious issues arising during estate administration
• Collaborate with non-contentious private client teams across lifecycle of estates

Key requirements

• Newly qualified solicitor, or qualifying shortly
• Strong interest in contentious trusts and probate work
• Ideally a seat in contentious probate
• Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive, emotionally charged matters with professionalism

• Drafting accuracy
• Analytical thinking
• Communication
• Contentious trusts and probate knowledge
• Will validity and probate litigation
• Proprietary estoppel

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