Contentious Probate Solicitor

Contentious Probate Lawyer, Bedford, Hybrid Working, 5+ years' experience, Competitive Salary + Bonus. Join a well-established and highly regarded law firm with a growing Litigation team renowned for its expertise in contentious probate matters. Offering hybrid working, a performance related bonus, excellent benefits and genuine opportunities for career progression, this is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious litigation lawyer looking to develop their career within a supportive and collaborative environment. Job ref: 4416

Key Responsibilities

• Join an experienced Litigation team handling a broad range of complex and high-value Contentious Probate disputes on behalf of a diverse client base.
• Manage your own caseload from initial instruction through to resolution, providing clear, practical advice on sensitive and often complex private client litigation matters.
• Conduct legal research, carry out early case assessments, draft pleadings and court documentation, prepare matters for hearings, conferences and mediations, and ensure compliance with all court deadlines.

Qualifications

• Applications are welcomed from qualified Solicitors or Legal Executives with at least 5 years' of litigation experience and a strong background in Contentious Probate matters.

Professional Attributes

• A proactive, organised and commercially minded approach is essential, together with the confidence to advise clients on sensitive matters with empathy and professionalism.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, performance related bonus scheme, additional holiday incentive scheme, 26 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays, pension contributions, a healthcare plan and flexible hybrid working arrangements.

How to Apply

• Contact Kaye Thumpston on or email with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.

Candidate Care & Application Process

• eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications within 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

Diversity & Inclusion

• At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.