Associate- Rural Business & Natural Capital

Overview

In this role you will support Scotland’s rural landowners and estates through expert property and conveyancing advice. You will work within a market-leading Rural Business & Natural Capital team, handling estate transactions, land development, tenancies, and complex title work. You’ll collaborate with clients across estates, farms, forestry, and rural businesses to deliver practical, commercially minded solutions. This is an opportunity to shape Scotland’s rural property landscape while benefiting from strong progression and work-life balance.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and benefits
• excellent work/life balance
• career progression
• hybrid/edinburgh based role

Responsibilities

• Purchase and sale of estates, farms, forestry, and rural land
• Ongoing management legal advice for estates and rural businesses including land and property transactions
• Advising on agricultural holdings, tenancies, and related obligations
• Negotiating option agreements, leases, and ancillary documentation
• Handling title queries including complex Sasine titles and boundary issues
• Managing sporting interests and wildlife-related property matters (salmon fisheries, grouse moors, deer forests)
• Completing voluntary registration projects for challenging titles
• Commercial and contractual work related to land use and business structures

Key requirements

• Genuine interest in the rural sector and rural property work
• Experience in property law and conveyancing, including title investigation and due diligence
• Drafting and negotiation of property contracts
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving skills

• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving
• Enthusiasm for rural sector and client service
• Property law and conveyancing
• Title investigation and due diligence
• Drafting and negotiation of property contracts

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