Probate Litigation Attorney – Los Angeles, CA

Pay, Benefits, and Work Arrangement

Base salary: $110,000 – $235,000+
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Employment: Full Time
Work arrangement: On-site or hybrid in Los Angeles, CA, subject to court, client, deal, and team needs. The exact office schedule will be confirmed before interview.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Employer-supported retirement plan.
• Bar dues, CLE support, and professional-development resources appropriate to the role.
• Bonus, origination credit, or other performance incentives where offered by the employer.
• Final eligibility, plan design, and incentive terms are confirmed with the employer before interview.

A confidential trusts-and-estates litigation practice has engaged Hire Innovative to identify a Probate Litigation Attorney in Los Angeles, CA. The hiring need is focused on someone who can develop contested estate matters carefully, manage sensitive family dynamics, and move disputes through discovery, resolution, or trial. Because this is a confidential search, the employer identity and remaining role details are provided during the first qualified conversation.

About the Role

The position offers substantive ownership of complex disputes and room to build a focused probate and fiduciary-litigation practice. Day to day, the person in this position will develop contested estate matters carefully, manage sensitive family dynamics, and move disputes through discovery, resolution, or trial. The search accounts for Los Angeles commute patterns, office expectations, and a market where strong candidates compare platform quality as closely as compensation. During interviews, candidates can ask directly about reporting lines, workload, performance measures, and the reason for the opening.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate fiduciary conduct, testamentary documents, asset history, standing, damages, and available remedies.
• Handle pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, mediation, and trial preparation.
• Work with beneficiaries, fiduciaries, experts, financial records, and probate-court requirements.
• Give clients clear advice while maintaining control of deadlines and emotionally charged facts.
• Take ownership of assigned matters and keep clients and supervising attorneys informed about deadlines, risk, and next steps.

Required Qualifications

• Probate, trust, fiduciary, estate, or complex civil-litigation experience.
• Strong writing, discovery, deposition, and case-strategy skills.
• Judgment with sensitive family, financial, and capacity issues.
• Active or eligible state bar admission for the role.
• Ability to manage priorities independently and communicate early when a decision or resource is needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the employer’s practice area, matter type, and local court or transaction process.
• Comfort using modern legal research, document, case-management, or billing systems.

How to Apply

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