Estates (Probate) Lawyer

About LEAP

LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions in the world and is part of ATI – one of the largest international LegalTech companies. For more than 30 years, our curiosity and commitment to continual improvement has kept us reimagining productivity tools for lawyers and their staff to support our guiding purpose, to ‘Help lawyers who help people’. The market-leading software we develop, and support is used by more than 71,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium-sized law firms.

Working alongside our international team of passionate high achievers, you’ll join a fast-growing technology business where things seldom stay the same for long. With more than 1000 smart, caring and ambitious ‘LEAPsters’ working together across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Poland and New Zealand, you’ll find yourself in good company here.

Meet the Estates Vertical

The Estates Vertical is a specialist division within LEAP, focused on building software for Wills & Estates lawyers. We’re a cross-functional team of legal professionals, software engineers, designers, and client-focused specialists, working closely together to deliver practical products used every day by Wills & Estates firms.

Our work is guided by in-house Australian Wills & Estates lawyers and informed by a well-established client feedback function, ensuring our products are shaped by real legal practice and continue to evolve in line with how lawyers actually work.

What you'll do

This is a unique opportunity for an Estates Lawyer with strong probate experience who is excited to step beyond traditional practice and help design the tools that will support it. You’ll join in the new role of Probate Specialist for our new application - translating real-world workflows into intuitive, scalable software. Drawing on your hands-on probate expertise, you’ll define scope, prioritise features, and work side by side with a dedicated developer to build a purpose-built application within LEAP.

Reporting to the Managing Director of the Estates Vertical, you will play a key role in shaping the direction of our Estates product strategy. This role comes with significant autonomy and ownership. The applications you help create will directly impact thousands of Estates practitioners across Australia, improving efficiency, consistency and client outcomes.

To make this happen, you will:

• Translate workflows into clear product requirements.
• Define and scope the  application roadmap, breaking complex  processes into structured, build-ready components.
• Work day to day with a dedicated developer to shape functionality, review builds, clarify requirements and ensure legal accuracy.
• Identify how data should be structured to support scalable, workflow-driven probate management.
• Lead user acceptance testing, validate functionality against real-world  practice, and refine features prior to release.
• Explore practical AI use cases within probate matters.
• Engage with internal stakeholders and Estates practitioners to gather feedback and continuously improve the application.
• Ensure the product remains aligned with regulatory requirements and is adaptable for rollout across all Australian jurisdictions.

What you'll bring

• 1-5 years of recent experience practising in Wills and Estates law, with strong hands-on probate experience ( estate administration experience essential).
• A deep understanding of real-world probate workflows.
• A genuine interest in legal technology and AI, with curiosity about how intelligent tools can enhance efficiency, accuracy and client outcomes.
• The ability to translate legal processes into structured, logical requirements that a developer can build from.
• Confidence working cross-functionally, collaborating closely with developers, UX specialists and stakeholders to bring ideas to life.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate concepts, demonstrate functionality and engage Estates practitioners.
• A mindset open to stepping beyond traditional practice and taking ownership of a product that will shape how probate work is delivered at scale.

You are the type of person who

• Communicates with clarity, confidence and impact, able to convey complex ideas in a focused and compelling way that influences thinking and drives action.
• Is professional yet approachable, building credibility quickly with developers, stakeholders and fellow practitioners alike.
• Values collaboration and recognises that diverse perspectives lead to stronger decisions and better outcomes.
• Is naturally curious and proactive, asking thoughtful questions, challenging assumptions and exploring better ways of doing things.
• Is comfortable stepping into ambiguity, helping shape direction where not everything is defined yet.

LEAP is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some, but not all the requirements above, we encourage you to still submit your application.

Why join LEAP?

• Your work matters. Helping lawyers help people sits at the heart of everything we do. We solve real world problems that improve and support local, everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.
• Make an impact. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard, to work on big & complex projects – and to make a real difference.
• Work with a group of authentic, passionate people who love what they do.
• Flexible and hybrid working. We'd like to find this person in Sydney, but we want you to work in a way that suits you and we're open to flexible arrangements that support you.
• Grow your career with us. Our founder Christian Beck has been building legal tech businesses for over 30 years. There are opportunities galore to expand your career based on where your interests lie. We're not afraid to pivot based on market conditions - you will always have the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and do your best work here.
• Have fun with us. Celebrations. Socials. Sports teams. Access to sailing and yacht events.
• We value your well-being - enjoy an additional paid wellbeing day every year, free gym membership, corporate dental plan and weekly massages in the office.
• Work in a new, beautiful office space – with a catered lunch and breakfast every week, fully stocked kitchen and an on-site barista.
• Access to LEAP Home - a program unique to LEAP to support you in buying your primary residence. 

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