Job Description
Service Care Solutions is working with a highly regarded Legal 500 firm, based in Reading, which is looking to appoint a Contentious Probate Solicitor into its well-established and growing Will Disputes & Contentious Probate team. This is a genuinely rare opportunity in the market as the role offers exclusively contentious probate litigation work.
Role: Contentious Probate Solicitor (3–5 PQE)
Location: Reading - hybrid
Salary: £55,000 – £75,000
The Role:
You will be managing your own caseload of a full spectrum of contentious probate work, including:
* Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act claims for both Claimants and Defendants.
* Challenges to the validity of Wills.
* Executor and administrator disputes, including removal applications.
* Estate administration disputes.
* Court of Protection disputes.
* A wide range of trust disputes.
Ongoing supervision and support will be provided by the Head of Will Disputes & Contentious Probate, who is recognised by Legal 500 as a Leading Individual for contentious probate in the Southeast.
Benefits
* Competitive salary.
* Hybrid working.
* Supportive, specialist team environment within a Legal 500 firm.
We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.