Contentious Probate Solicitor
Posted 7 hours 43 minutes ago by Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions
Contentious Probate Solicitor
Location: Manchester
Salary: £45,000 to £65,000 (depending on experience)
Experience: 2+ PQE
If you're a Contentious Probate Solicitor who enjoys complex disputes, thoughtful client work, and the satisfaction of getting to the bottom of difficult situations, this is a strong opportunity to join a specialist team with a supportive culture.
This role offers a varied caseload, real responsibility, and the chance to build your profile in contentious trusts and estates work, with the backing of a firm that invests in its people.
You'll work on a broad range of contentious probate and trust disputes, advising clients with sensitivity and clarity. The work is intellectually interesting and often high-stakes, so you'll need to be confident managing matters end-to-end while keeping clients informed and supported.
What You'll Be Doing- Managing a caseload of contentious probate and trust matters from instruction to resolution
- Advising on will disputes and challenges, including validity issues
- Handling Inheritance Act claims and related negotiations
- Advising on estate and trust disputes, including beneficiary and executor issues
- Supporting on claims involving undue influence, lack of capacity and fraud allegations
- Drafting pleadings and correspondence, and preparing matters for mediation or court
- Attending hearings where appropriate and supporting counsel on more complex litigation
- Building strong client relationships through clear, empathetic advice
- Contributing to business development activity and referral relationships
- Qualified Solicitor with 2+ years' PQE in contentious probate or private client disputes
- Comfortable running matters with appropriate supervision and escalating risks early
- Strong drafting skills and attention to detail
- Confident communicator with excellent client care
- Commercially aware and solutions-focused
- Collaborative approach and interest in developing a long-term specialism
- Employee bonus scheme providing up to an additional 10% of your salary annually (T&Cs apply)
- A healthcare package
- Company pension
- Death in service cover (4x salary)
- PureGym membership
- Counselling service
- Pet insurance for cats and dogs (subject to conditions)
- Annual eye tests
- Annual hearing tests
- Annual flu jab
- 5 days sick leave (maximum 2 occasions per year)
- Massages in the office once a month (15 minutes per person)
- Birthday off work
- Netflix
- Spotify
- Amazon Prime
- Apple News+
- Free conveyancing
- Full-time, permanent
- Hybrid working model (where applicable)
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will not share any details with our client without your express permission.