[header] How to become an estate attorney [title] Understand the skills needed to be an estate lawyer. [step] The primary focus of estate lawyers is to prepare and review legal documents for an estate, negotiate any terms or conditions, and facilitate the transfer of titles within an estate. A person's estate is their net worth at any given time. 
A person's net worth consists of the person's assets (property, legal rights, interest) minus their liabilities. Your role as an estate lawyer is to help you client plan for the disposal of their estate as well as any wills, trusts, or power of attorney agreements.