Description:
Trust, Estate, and Inheritance Dispute (TEID) Overview
Withers is top ranked for trust and succession disputes, with the world's largest team of inheritance lawyers dedicated to them. Noted for ‘outstanding professionalism and advice' in Chambers and Partners' High Net Worth guide. The team is supportive and completely committed to their clients and put their best interests at the heart of what they do, offering pragmatic advice to suit every client's needs. The team undertakes work including but not limited to advising on all types of trust and probate disputes, removal of executors and trustees, contentious trust and estate administrations, construction and rectification of wills and trusts, variations of trust by court application, stress testing wills and trust structures, fiduciary negligence, charities, and other probate court matters. The team excels at resolving private wealth disputes, including taking matters to trial or through appeal, and are creative, collaborative, and hard working.
The Role:
This role will sit in our Los Angeles office, but will involve litigation matters throughout the state of California.
- Responsibility will include full range of trust, estate, and inheritance litigation matters for high-net-worth individuals, families, charities, and corporate trustees.
- Matters include will and trust contests, accounting disputes, breach of duty actions, elder abuse and conservatorship disputes, document interpretation matters, and other contested probate and fiduciary-related matters.
- All aspects of trust and probate disputes work, including initial case review and strategy, liaising with the client and counsel and other team members, drafting correspondence, preparing for and attending hearings, trials, and mediations.
- The role may also include contentious trust administration, non-contentious probate court filings, and non-probate litigation related to the holdings of our successful families or family offices.
- The role will also involve contributing to the team's profile and undertaking business development activities for example writing articles/posts, attending events/conferences and building networks with private wealth contacts/intermediaries including offshore and peer firms and counsel.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this job, and as such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
Key Skills and Experience
- Admitted to and in good standing with the California Bar;
- Between 2 – 4 years of directly applicable litigation experience, including researching, drafting, and discovery;
- Experience in probate court or working on matters in involving estate, trust, or wealth planning issues is preferred;
- Able to work as an integrated member of the TEID team, with a strong commitment to collaboration and client service;
- Participate in client meetings and interface with clients;
- Participate in development of case strategy;
- Willing to work on urgent matters or trials that may occasionally involve evening or weekend work;
- Willing to work in the office three days a week and as needed for client service, but also adept at working remotely with team members in other offices;
- Play and active role in client and business development initiatives both internally and externally.
- Compensation commensurate with experience ranging from $180,000 to $225,000
About Withers
Where global collaboration achieves exceptional results.
A law firm focused on people and collaboration.
For the past 125 years, Withers has supported some of the world's most remarkable people and organizations at defining moments in their lives.
We are the only international law firm focused on successful individuals and private capital, working closely with founders, investors and family offices. We also advise governments, charities, global brands and start-ups of all shapes and sizes.
Many of our clients are shaping the future, and creating solutions to tackle many of the world's problems. It makes for a fascinating and challenging practice.
Our role is to get to know each individual client, find out where they want to be, and help them to get there – whether they are building a business, buying a home or protecting and defending their interests.
To meet their unique needs we are exceptionally collaborative, working together across teams and time zones. And we are agile – focusing on strategy rather than rigid ideas and traditional hierarchy.
Join us to be part of a team that is always looking to the future. Where initiative, big ideas and bold moves are always encouraged. Where you can truly be yourself.
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Mansfield Certification Plus in relation to our recruitment and leadership progression efforts in the US and UK. This certification is an encouraging milestone as we continue to champion diversity within our organization and in the wider legal sector.
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Equal Opportunities Employment Statement:
The firm is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Equal employment opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at the firm. Employment at the firm is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The firm prohibits and will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on the basis of any of these classifications or characteristics.
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