Solicitor - Agricultural, Rural & Property (NQ-3 PQE)

Overview

As a Solicitor in the Agricultural, Rural & Property team, you will handle a diverse caseload spanning farm and estate transactions, leases, and strategic land projects. You will work closely with landowners, farming businesses, and developers to support high-value property work and development initiatives. The role blends commercial property expertise with rural specialisation in a supportive, collaborative environment. This is a chance to build specialist experience in a fast-evolving landowner sector within a respected regional firm.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• competitive salary 55,000 to 70,000 DOE
• benefits (unspecified)
• career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Manage and support a varied caseload across agricultural, rural and commercial property
• Handle buying/selling of agricultural, rural and commercial land
• Manage farm/estate acquisitions and disposals
• Draft and negotiate leases, option, promotion and development agreements
• Oversee strategic land transactions and overage arrangements
• Negotiate easements, covenants and rights affecting land
• Address property aspects of farming business and succession planning
• Undertake sales, acquisitions and refinancing of high-value property assets
• Deliver general commercial property transactions
• Support development land projects from option/promotion to sale and development

Key requirements

• NQ-3 years' PQE
• Experience in Commercial Property, Agricultural Property or Rural Property
• Genuine interest in land and development projects
• Strong technical and drafting skills
• Commercial, client-focused approach
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for specialising in rural property

• communication
• relationship building
• client focus
• technical and drafting skills in property
• land and rural property knowledge
• development and option agreement expertise

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