Contentious Trusts & Estates Associate
Our client, whose Private Client team is particularly highly regarded, is looking to add two associates into the Contentious Trusts & Estates team in London.
Key responsibilities:
Litigation related to wills and inheritance disputes to include all manner of probate dispute relating to the validity of a will and the administration of an estate and challenge to lifetime disposals (both domestic and international estates);
Litigation related to trusts to include all manner of dispute related to the formation and administration of a trust and to include any disputes relating to the exercise or non-exercise of powers by the powerholders (domestic and international);
Variation of trust applications Beddoes and Blessing applications (domestic and international);
Mediation to resolve disputes;
Risk management in trust administration;
Cross-border estate planning conflicts.
Previous Contentious Trusts and Estates experience is required, preferably in a firm with a similar practice and for the NQ position, a seat in a contentious team, with experience of Trusts and Estate Litigation.