Early Career Wills & Estates Lawyer

seek.com.au; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

FC Lawyers in South-East Queensland seeks a diligent solicitor to join our Wills and Estates team on the Sunshine Coast. This full-time, office-based role offers a varied workload across estate planning, administration and litigation, with mentoring from the practice director.

The successful candidate will be newly admitted or have 1–3 years PAE, and be passionate about succession law, client instructions and delivering high-quality estate planning solutions.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with 0–3 years PAE or being newly admitted.
• Experience in wills and estates preferred.
• Ability to take client instructions and draft wills.

Responsibilities

• Work across a broad range of wills and estates matters.
• Draft wills and estate planning documents; prepare grants of representation.
• Manage client correspondence and assist with estate litigation as needed.

Skills

Succession law

Estate planning

Estate administration

Estate litigation

Client instructions

Job description

FC Lawyers is a respected South-East Queensland legal practice with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, client-focused legal services to individuals and businesses.

With offices in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, we provide legal services across a range of practice areas including property and projects, commercial law and leasing, migration and wills and estates.

We pride ourselves on longstanding client relationships, commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes and a collaborative, community focussed culture.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has become available for a full-time, office-based solicitor to join our established Wills and Estates team in our Sunshine Coast office.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic solicitor, either newly admitted or 1–3 years’ post-admission experience (PAE) who is passionate about succession law and committed to further developing their skills and expertise in estate and tax planning, structuring and asset protection, estate administration and estate litigation.

The successful candidate will enjoy a varied and challenging workload, working across a broad range of matters for our diverse client base.

Ideally, applicants will have undertaken succession law as a unit at university, or have some practical experience in wills and estates, including taking client instructions, drafting Wills and estate planning documents, preparing applications for grants of representation, managing client correspondence, and assisting with estate litigation matters before the District and Supreme Courts of Queensland.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive, close-knit team and directly alongside the director of our Wills and Estates practice, providing valuable mentoring, professional development and exposure to complex and interesting matters.

The position is based in our Sunshine Coast office, with opportunities to attend our Brisbane office from time to time.