Remote Trust & Estate Litigation Associate (CA)

We Are Legal Revolution; Lake Forest (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Retirement plan with employer matching

Remote-friendly

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution seeks a mid to senior Trust and Estate Associate for its Lake Forest area team, with remote work options. The role combines complex probate and trust disputes, technical estate administration, and exposure to related business and professional liability matters.

You will advise clients, perform thorough research, draft court submissions, and partner with senior attorneys on strategic planning.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of post-qualification experience, ideally up to 10 years.
• Admission to the California Bar.
• Stable employment history with prior firms and capacity to work in office 4 days per week.
• Strong trusts and estates experience, including contentious probate or trust litigation and estate administration.

Responsibilities

• Handle a mixed docket of trust litigation, probate litigation, and related civil disputes.
• Lead and manage technical estate administration work, including accountings and fiduciary issues.
• Conduct sophisticated legal research and draft pleadings, motions, briefs, and related court submissions.
• Develop strategies with partners, interface with clients, and appear in California probate and civil courts.
• Take substantive ownership of matters while collaborating with a small, experienced partner team.

Skills

Trust & Estate law

Legal research

Drafting

Client interfacing

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Education

California Bar admission

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Job description

We Are Legal Revolution seeks a mid to senior Trust and Estate Associate for its Lake Forest area team, with remote work options. The role combines complex probate and trust disputes, technical estate administration, and exposure to related business and professional liability matters.

You will advise clients, perform thorough research, draft court submissions, and partner with senior attorneys on strategic planning.