Probate Trust Estate Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Probate Trust Estate Attorney

Career Consulting Partners has partnered with a successful boutique law firm in the Montclair/Rancho Cucamonga area in search of a Trust and Estate Attorney. This is a tech-forward firm with a 30+ year legacy in trust and estate law, looking for an attorney interested in a direct path to partnerhip. This is not a back-office drafting role. You will fully own your caseload from intake to resolution. You will drive legal strategy, manage client relationships, supervise staff, and represent fiduciaries in court-supervised proceedings for both uncontested administration and contested litigation.

Responsibilities :

• Prepare and file petitions for probate/letters of administration, statutory notifications, inventories, accountings, and petitions for distribution.

• Adise trustees on fiduciary duties, trust interpretation, and California probate code compliance.

• Draft Heggstad petitions, petitions for instructions, and probate code 17200 petitions.

• File petitions for appointment of conservator (person/estate), coordinate care plans/court investigator reports, and handle annual status reports.

• Administer first-party, third-party, and pooled disability trusts, ensuring strict compliance with Medi-Cal, SSI, and public benefit requirements.

• This is not a purely transactional or estate planning role

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and a valid California state bar membership.

• 2+ years of experience in trust and estate law, including probate court appearances

• Must be open to handling a mixed caseload

• Experience with trust administration, probate, conservatorship, and/or trust litigation

• Strong legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills

• Experience representing fiduciaries (trustees, administrators, conservators) in probate court

• Ability to manage a full caseload independently with minimal supervision

• Proficiency with legal technology and case management systems

• Independent judgement and initiative

Compensation/Benefits:

• Base Compensation: $120,000 - $190,000

• Performance bonuses for exceeding 1,800 annual billable hours and for case origination

• Case origination bonuses for cases that you bring to the Firm

• Partnership track: Consideration for profit-sharing or partnership after 3–5 years of successful performance

• Group health insurance (employer contributes)

• Life insurance

• 12 paid holidays per year

• Paid time off accrues based on tenure

• Paid sick leave

• Continuing education and tuition assistance

Location:

• Claremont, CA

• Hybrid Flexible Schedule

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