Remote Trust & Estate Litigator – Senior Associate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

PTO and paid firm holidays

Retirement plan with employer matching

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution, a well established California boutique litigation firm with probate and trust strength, seeks a mid to senior Trust and Estate Associate for its Lake Forest office on a Remote basis. You will handle a mixed docket of trust and probate disputes, lead estate administration work, and draft pleadings and briefs while collaborating with a high-caliber partner team.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of PQE, strong research and drafting skills, and CA Bar admission.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of post-qualification experience in trust and estate matters, including probate or trust litigation and administration.
• Strong legal research, analytical, and drafting skills with practical problem-solving ability.
• Admission to the California Bar and familiarity with California practice expectations.

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 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

Trusts & Estates experience

Legal research

Drafting pleadings & briefs

Client interface

California Bar admission

Education

California Bar admission

Job description

We Are Legal Revolution, a well established California boutique litigation firm with probate and trust strength, seeks a mid to senior Trust and Estate Associate for its Lake Forest office on a Remote basis. You will handle a mixed docket of trust and probate disputes, lead estate administration work, and draft pleadings and briefs while collaborating with a high-caliber partner team.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of PQE, strong research and drafting skills, and CA Bar admission.