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Area of law

Trusts & Estates

Planning for the transfer of property during life and at death.

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What this area covers

Trusts and estates lawyers draft wills and trusts, administer estates and resolve disputes among heirs. Tax considerations run through much of the planning.

Also called: Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Trusts, Wills, Trusts and Estates.

Typical legal work

  • Drafting wills, trusts and powers of attorney
  • Administering estates through probate
  • Litigating disputes over estates and trusts

Where lawyers work

  • Small and mid-size firms
  • Law firms of every size
  • Banks and trust companies

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Trusts & Estates. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

16 schools · 3 concentrations and specializations · 3 certificates · 12 clinics

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.

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