Wills, Estate, Succession Planning, Probate, Lawyer, Solicitor, Associate, Senior Associate

Your new company
This is an opportunity to join a specialist boutique law firm (25+ staff) that advises a sophisticated client base of UHNWI including private investors, family offices, property owners and developers. The firm has built a strong reputation for providing strategic, commercial advice while maintaining a genuinely collaborative and supportive culture. Unlike larger firms, lawyers enjoy direct client access, meaningful responsibility and the ability to work closely with senior decision-makers.
Acting for clients with substantial family wealth, extensive property holdings, private companies and trust structures, the firm offers exposure to some of the most sophisticated estate planning and succession matters in the market
Your new role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate or Senior Associate to join a thriving Estate, Succession Planning & Probate practice in Sydney. Working directly with a highly experienced practitioner, and 3 other lawyers, you will advise high-net-worth individuals, family groups and private clients on a broad range of complex succession and wealth planning matters. Your work will include:

- Complex estate and succession planning
- Probate and estate administration
- Drafting Wills and testamentary trust structures
- Family and discretionary trust advice
- Intergenerational wealth transfer and succession strategies
- Asset protection and wealth preservation structures
- Cross-border estate and succession matters
- Powers of Attorney and Enduring Guardianships
- High-value and complex deceased estates




- Advising on complex family and beneficiary arrangements

What you'll need to succeed

- Experience in estate planning, probate and succession law
- Strong technical knowledge of trusts and wealth structuring
- Experience advising high-net-worth individuals, families or business owners
- Excellent drafting, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Robust commercial awareness and attention to detail
- The ability to build trusted client relationships and manage complex matters
- A collaborative approach and willingness to work closely with other practice groups
- Leadership potential and a desire to mentor junior lawyers and support staff

What you'll get in return

- Exposure to sophisticated estate planning and succession matters for high-net-worth clients
- Direct access to experienced senior practitioners and decision-makers
- Significant client responsibility and relationship management opportunities
- The opportunity to work closely with accountants, financial advisers and family offices
- A collaborative and supportive team environment
- Genuine leadership and career progression opportunities
- Exposure to matters spanning trusts, commercial structures, property and private wealth
- High-quality work typically associated with larger private client practices
- Competitive remuneration aligned with experience
- A long-term platform to build recognised expertise in private client and succession law

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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📌 Wills & Estates Lawyer (2PQE) (Sydney)
🏢 Hays
📍 Sydney