Job Description
Contentious Probate Solicitor – Senior/Associate
Location: York (with options to work 2 days a week from home) Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced Contentious Probate Solicitor looking to step into a role with real autonomy, high-quality work, and a genuinely supportive team environment? This well-established, traditional Yorkshire firm is expanding and now seeking a Solicitor to join their growing Litigation Department.
The Role
You’ll handle a varied and often complex caseload of high-value contentious probate disputes, from instruction to resolution with high levels of client contact and involvement in the growth of the department.
Why Join?
This isn’t a corporate, high-pressure environment. It’s a smaller, family-feel firm where people stay long-term, support each other, and enjoy their work. The culture is friendly and collaborative.
Benefits Include:
* Excellent performance-based bonus scheme
* Regular team-building activities and wellbeing events – xmas party, treat days, colleague of the month, volunteering days etc.
* Enhanced annual leave, including time off between Christmas and New Year
* Long service awards, with additional leave increasing up to six weeks extra after 20 years’ service
* Subsidised parking & access to subsidised legal services
* Structured and funded professional development, including paid memberships and certifications
* Health and wellbeing support, including eye test contributions and Mental Health Champions
* Flexible and hybrid working options
So, if you’re a qualified Solicitor with ideally circa 4+ years’ PQE in Contentious Probate, then this could be an excellent next step for your career. For more information, please apply or contact Kenza at Reed Edinburgh.