Probate Fee Earner
VEC83589_1753364083
Posted: 24/07/2025
- Negotiable
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Permanent
We are working with a friendly local firm who are looking to bring in an additional Probate Fee Earner to their Private Client team.
The Role
You will take a leading role in the administration of estates, including high value and complex
matters, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients navigating the probate process. Managing your own caseload, you will be liaising with executors, beneficiaries, HMRC, and other professional parties.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a full and varied caseload of probate matters, including complex, high-value, and
- taxable estates.
- Prepare and submit probate applications (both online and paper), including IHT205 and
- IHT400 forms.
- Draft detailed estate accounts, deal with the collection and distribution of assets, and handle
- cross-border elements.
- Liaise with executors, beneficiaries, HMRC, financial institutions, and the Probate Registry.
About You
- A minimum of 6-8 years' experience in UK probate and estate administration
- Qualified Chartered Legal Executive or STEP qualified fee earner.
- Proven ability to manage complex matters independently with minimal supervision.
- In-depth knowledge of inheritance tax reporting, estate taxation, and probate processes.
- Experience with international estates, trusts, or business succession matters.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive Salary
- Flexible working office days and flexible working hours
- Generous holiday allowance
- Pension Scheme
If you are interested in this Probate Fee Earner role in Mansfield, then please get in touch with Vicky Cavendish on 0113 236 6713 to find out more information, or if you've a CV to hand, please submit this for review. To hear about other legal opportunities that we have available, please visit our website. Alternatively, if you know anybody who would be suitable for this role, then please let them or us know, as we offer a reward for successful referral. For full terms, please visit our website.
Please note our advertisements use PQE and salary level purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
Victoria Cavendish
Executive Consultant