Technical Lead- Probate, Estates &Trusts

Job Description

Technical Lead - Probate, Estates & Trusts Lawyer
Location: Fully Remote
Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 DOE
Reports to: Head of Legal

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced probate and trusts specialist to join a growing legal services organisation as a Technical Lead- Probate, Estates & Trusts Lawyer. This is a senior, non-management position focused on providing expert technical guidance across probate, estate administration, and trust matters, while helping maintain the highest standards of client care and professional practice.

The successful candidate will act as the organisation's technical authority on complex estates, trusts, and probate matters, supporting colleagues with difficult or higher-risk cases and providing clear, practical solutions to technical challenges. You will interpret complex wills, trust provisions and estate planning arrangements, advise on risk and compliance issues, and help ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes for clients.

Alongside providing technical expertise, you will play a key role in developing the wider team's knowledge and confidence. Working closely with experienced professionals across the business, you will offer guidance, coaching and technical support, helping colleagues navigate challenging issues and develop their own judgement and understanding.

The role requires significant experience in probate, estate administration, and trusts, including the handling of complex estates and trust structures. Applicants should be qualified Lawyer, Barrister or CILEX or hold an equivalent legal qualification and be comfortable advising on trustee responsibilities, trust administration, legal risk and matters involving property or conveyancing connected to estate administration. You will hold your own small caseload from day one.

This position would suit a technically strong professional who enjoys solving complex problems, sharing knowledge, and supporting others. The ability to explain complicated legal concepts in a clear and straightforward manner, exercise sound professional judgement, and work independently within a remote environment is essential.

In return, you will join a values-driven organisation where technical excellence and client care are equally important. This is a unique opportunity to remain close to high-quality technical work while helping shape standards, processes, and best practice within a growing business.

Ideally the client is looking for someone to start by the beginning of February 2027.

Working through LAW Absolute

As the first recruitment agency to specialise only in placing interim lawyers, LAW Absolute has a long history in supporting lawyers who want to work flexibly and in control of their career.

We are able to offer our contractors a range of challenging opportunities across private practice, corporates, financial services and within the not-for-profit sector. With over 20 years of placing contract lawyers in these markets, we have built excellent networks and many of the lawyers that we work with are contract lawyers that we have successfully placed on multiple assignments, allowing them to work with autonomy and build their career in the way they choose to. For our clients, we have worked closely with legal teams to help them plan and manage delivery of their services in a more efficient way in terms of resources, costs and timescales.

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