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Contentious Trust and Probate Solicitor
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Contentious Trusts and Probate Solicitor, 0-3 PQE, Oxfordshire
GBP 50,000 - GBP 60,000 DOE
Join a highly regarded specialist disputes team handling complex, high-value inheritance and trust litigation with excellent mentoring and career development on offer.
Or to register your interest, contact Gemma Jones on 183 or email with your CV.
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The Role
You will work alongside leading specialists on a broad range of high-value and complex contentious probate matters, including:
- Inheritance disputes
- Trust litigation
- Challenges to the validity of wills
- Claims under the Inheritance Act
- Disputes involving executors and trustees
- Court of Protection matters
- Cases with international elements
Working closely with experienced Partners and senior lawyers, you will manage your own developing caseload while assisting on more complex matters, benefiting from excellent mentoring and genuine opportunities for career progression. You will also be encouraged to participate in networking and business development initiatives as you build your profile within this specialist area.
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The Candidate
Applications are welcomed from qualified Solicitors with up to 3 years PQE and experience in contentious trusts and probate matters. You will have:
- Strong technical ability
- Excellent communication skills
- A genuine interest in developing a career within this specialist field
The successful candidate will be:
- Commercially aware
- Organised
- Committed to delivering exceptional client service
- Able to manage matters effectively while working collaboratively within a supportive team
A proactive approach to professional development and business development activities will also be highly valued.
The Firm
This is an opportunity to join a leading national law firm with an outstanding reputation for Private Client work. The specialist Contentious Probate team is recognised for advising on complex, high-value disputes and offers exposure to exceptional quality work alongside some of the sector's leading practitioners. The firm is committed to developing its people through structured mentoring, high-quality training, and genuine long-term career progression.
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The Package
Offering a highly competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, alongside:
- Hybrid working
- Structured mentoring
- Ongoing professional development
- The opportunity to build a rewarding long-term career within a market-leading team
How
Contact Gemma Jones at eNL on 183 or email with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion.
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 in 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.
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.
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