Trusts & Estates Litigation Solicitor/Barrister 2+ years’ PQE/Call BRISTOL

Bristol law firm which is well-regarded for the work it does in Private Client law is looking to recruit a Trusts and Estates Litigation Solicitor/Barrister of 2 or more years’ PQE/Call. The team advises on the full range of issues that can arise in relation to an estate or trust, from one-off questions to fully contested litigation involving multi-million pound estates. Work includes challenges to the validity of a will; Inheritance Act claims; proprietary estoppel claims; landed estates; claims for the repayment of lifetime gifts; and, international issues.
This is a great opportunity to work with a high calibre client base from the outset. The successful candidate will have their own busy caseload from the start and it will involve the complete spectrum of contentious trust and probate work for private clients and charities with opportunities to specialise over time. You will be working within an innovative environment where being proactive and forward thinking on behalf of the clients is actively promoted. Your work will be undertaken alongside a team of specialist lawyers and you will benefit from trainee and paralegal support. You will also collaborate with colleagues covering wider Private Wealth legal services and this will include the working with the agricultural, mental capacity, tax and family teams. Applicants will be able to demonstrate solid experience as a genuine specialist in contentious trusts and probate, with experience of running their own caseload.  You will understand and appreciate some of the considerations and issues the teams’ clients face, with a commercial and pragmatic outlook to providing appropriate and well-informed advice. You will either have the ACTAPS and/or STEP qualifications or be willing work towards these accreditations once you have joined the firm.