Probate Litigation Attorney

Hire Innovative; California; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and paid companyholidays

Employer-supported retirement plan

Bar dues, CLE support, and development

Bonus or incentives where offered

Job summary

Hire Innovative in Orange County, CA seeks a Probate Litigation Attorney to develop contested estate matters, manage sensitive family dynamics, and move disputes through discovery, resolution, or trial.

The role offers substantive ownership of complex disputes and the opportunity to build a focused probate and fiduciary-litigation practice, with on-site or hybrid work and early discussions about location, workload, and advancement.

Qualifications

• Experience in probate, trust, fiduciary, estate, or complex civil litigation.
• Strong writing, discovery, deposition, and case-strategy skills.
• Judgment with sensitive family, financial, and capacity issues.
• Active or eligible state bar admission for the role.
• Ability to manage priorities independently and communicate early when resources are needed.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate fiduciary conduct, testamentary documents, asset history, standing, damages, and remedies.
• Handle pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, mediation, and trial prep.
• Work with beneficiaries, fiduciaries, experts, financial records, and probate-court requirements.
• Provide clear client advice while managing deadlines and sensitive facts.
• Take ownership of matters and inform clients and supervising attorneys about deadlines and next steps.

Skills

Strong writing

Discovery

Deposition

Case strategy

Tools

Legal research tools

Document management systems

Case management systems

Billing systems

Job description

Pay, Benefits, and Work Arrangement

Base salary: $110,000 - $235,000+
Location: Orange County, CA
Employment: Full Time
Work arrangement: On-site or hybrid in Orange County, CA, subject to court, client, deal, and team needs. The exact office schedule will be confirmed before interview.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Employer-supported retirement plan.
• Bar dues, CLE support, and professional-development resources appropriate to the role.
• Bonus, origination credit, or other performance incentives where offered by the employer.
• Final eligibility, plan design, and incentive terms are confirmed with the employer before interview.

This full-time Probate Litigation Attorney opening in Orange County, CA is with a confidential trusts-and-estates litigation practice. The successful candidate will develop contested estate matters carefully, manage sensitive family dynamics, and move disputes through discovery, resolution, or trial. Because this is a confidential search, the employer identity and remaining role details are provided during the first qualified conversation.

About the Role

The position offers substantive ownership of complex disputes and room to build a focused probate and fiduciary-litigation practice. Day to day, the person in this position will develop contested estate matters carefully, manage sensitive family dynamics, and move disputes through discovery, resolution, or trial. Orange County candidates should expect an early discussion about office location, commute, workload, compensation, and advancement. The interview process will cover team structure, workload, success measures, and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate fiduciary conduct, testamentary documents, asset history, standing, damages, and available remedies.
• Handle pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, mediation, and trial preparation.
• Work with beneficiaries, fiduciaries, experts, financial records, and probate-court requirements.
• Give clients clear advice while maintaining control of deadlines and emotionally charged facts.
• Take ownership of assigned matters and keep clients and supervising attorneys informed about deadlines, risk, and next steps.

Required Qualifications

• Probate, trust, fiduciary, estate, or complex civil-litigation experience.
• Strong writing, discovery, deposition, and case-strategy skills.
• Judgment with sensitive family, financial, and capacity issues.
• Active or eligible state bar admission for the role.
• Ability to manage priorities independently and communicate early when a decision or resource is needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the employer’s practice area, matter type, and local court or transaction process.
• Comfort using modern legal research, document, case-management, or billing systems.