Associate – Trusts & Estates and Probate Litigation

Experience: 3–5 Years
Practice Area: Trusts & Estates Litigation
Location: Princeton, New Jersey

Position Overview

A leading law firm is seeking a talented Associate Attorney with 3–5 years of experience to join its Trusts & Estates Litigation practice. This is an opportunity to work on sophisticated, high-value disputes involving trusts, estates, fiduciary relationships, and wealth preservation matters on behalf of high-net-worth individuals, family offices, beneficiaries, fiduciaries, trustees, and other interested parties.

The associate will handle a broad range of contested probate and fiduciary litigation matters, working alongside experienced partners on complex disputes involving substantial estates, family-owned businesses, intergenerational wealth transfers, and intricate trust structures. The ideal candidate will have strong litigation skills, experience managing substantive aspects of contested matters, and the ability to navigate the sensitive personal and financial dynamics that frequently accompany estate disputes.

Responsibilities

The associate will be involved in all phases of trusts and estates litigation, including:

• Represent executors, administrators, beneficiaries, heirs, and other interested parties in contested probate proceedings.
• Handle will contests involving allegations of undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, fraud, duress, forgery, and improper execution.
• Litigate disputes concerning the validity, interpretation, and construction of wills, codicils, and other testamentary instruments.
• Handle disputes involving intestacy, inheritance rights, elective shares, omitted heirs, and beneficiary designations.
• Advise and represent clients in disputes concerning estate administration, asset distribution, and the marshaling and valuation of estate assets.
• Prepare and argue motions, objections, petitions, and other contested applications before probate and surrogate's courts.