Can a bank reverse or claw back a wire transfer that has already landed in a lawyer's trust account?

Once a wire has actually landed in a lawyer's trust account, reversing it is difficult and not something a bank can simply do on its own initiative. A bank can submit a recall request to the receiving institution, but that request depends on the receiving bank's cooperation and, in many cases, on whether the funds are still sitting there rather than already disbursed toward the closing.

This is part of why lawyers are cautious about releasing trust funds quickly, since once money moves out of trust toward a seller or is used to complete registration, unwinding a mistaken or fraudulent transfer becomes far harder. If you believe a wire into a trust account was sent in error or as the result of fraud, notify both your bank and the receiving lawyer immediately, since early notice gives the best, though still not guaranteed, chance that the funds can be frozen or returned before they move further. There is no automatic right to have a bank reverse a completed wire; recovery depends entirely on speed and the cooperation of everyone holding the money along the way.