Wills & Estates Lawyer

Mandurah, Western Australia 6210, Australia • Full-time
AI Job Summary
  • Approximately 3 years’ post-admission experience in Wills & Estates law.
  • Experience across wills, estate planning, enduring powers of attorney/guardianship, probate and estate administration.
  • Strong drafting skills and practical, thoughtful, client-focused advice with empathy for sensitive matters.

Role Type

Permanent • Full-time • Mid-level Senior

Description

We’re looking for a motivated and client-focused Wills & Estates Lawyer to join our well-established and high achieving Wills & Estates team at HHG Legal Group.

This is an opportunity to work across a broad range of wills, estate planning and estate administration matters within a supportive environment where your professional growth, profile, well-being and career ambitions are valued.

The Role

You will work across a broad range of succession law matters, including:

  • Wills and estate planning
  • Enduring Powers of Attorney and Enduring Powers of Guardianship
  • Probate and Letters of Administration
  • Deceased estate administration
  • Succession planning
  • Testamentary trusts and complex estate planning
  • Advising executors, administrators and beneficiaries
  • Estate and succession law advice
  • Estate-related negotiations and dispute resolution, where required
  • Working closely with clients and their families to provide practical, considered and empathetic advice through important and often sensitive life matters

About You

This is an opportunity for a lawyer with approximately 3 years’ post-admission experience to take on a varied and interesting practice across estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation, with direct client contact and responsibility for your own matters.

You’ll thrive in this role if you have: 

  • Experience in Wills & Estates, with a genuine passion for helping clients protect what matters most to them
  • Strong legal and drafting skills, with the confidence to provide practical, thoughtful and client-focused advice
  • A caring and empathetic approach, particularly when supporting clients through sensitive or complex circumstances
  • A collaborative mindset and a desire to be part of a team united by great client outcomes and supporting one another
  • Ambition to grow your career, develop your expertise and build your professional profile with the support of the team

Why HHG Legal Group?

HHG Legal Group has been supporting Western Australian families, businesses and communities for over 100 years. From our origins in Albany to our five offices across WA, we combine heritage, capability and modern thinking.

We are professional, supportive, inclusive and down-to-earth. We’re real people who are passionate about what we do, committed to delivering exceptional legal services, and believe that high performance and a healthy work-life balance can go hand in hand.

What We Offer

  • 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave, birthday & special leave
  • Build your professional profile and connections through firm-supported networking and business development opportunities
  • Access to HHG Vehicles
  • HHG PILOT Leadership Program
  • Competitive salary, bonus structure and performance incentives
  • Free in-house CPD
  • Real opportunities to grow, develop and progress within the firm
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Ready to Apply?

If this resonates with you, we’d love to start the conversation.

Click the apply link or send your updated resume to careers@hhg.com.au for a confidential chat.

Build a rewarding career. Be supported by a team that cares. Make a meaningful impact.

Company Overview

As a WA multi-award winning law firm, we are inspired by a single vision that guides everything we do: as a team of talented and committed individuals we believe in establishing and maintaining collaborative, diverse and supportive teams – not only with our clients – but also amongst our colleagues. We enjoy what we do (and have fun doing it), but we’re not afraid to work hard.