Agricultural / Rural Property Solicitor

Private Property Solicitor – Rural & Landed Estates

Forming an integral part of the Private Property team, the incoming Associate role will provide support across all areas of the team’s work. The team specialises in looking after landed estate clients – consisting of private individuals (from the UK or overseas), trusts, charities or corporate entities – and in acting on high value transactions of whole estates, country houses, farms, equestrian property and other residential property. In addition to transactional work, the landed estate advisory role includes providing legal support for day-to-day management of our clients’ landed estates, often acting as the main point of contact between the client and the firm. This involves a significant amount of cross-departmental work and internal referrals.

The Private Property practice forms part of a wider Landed Estates group that includes leading partners in the prime central London, outer London and Home Counties residential property, agricultural and country house markets. It is recognised in the Chambers guide (Bands 1 and 2), Chambers High Net Worth Awards, Spear’s 500 and The Legal 500 (Band 1). The Private Property practice forms an integral part of our Band 1 Private Client and broader Private Wealth practice. This is an extremely powerful domestic and international private client business which acts as a continuing source of new instructions into the Private Property group.

The Private Property group is friendly and inclusive, offering lots of training and opportunities for you to progress your career.

Person Specification:

• Be England and Wales qualified solicitor between NQ and 4 PQE or equivalent
• confidence to work autonomously and as part of a team
• excellent time management skills
• Be capable of running a significant number of files and work matters simultaneously
• Have the ability to develop effective working relations at all levels
• Be confident in both verbal and written communication with a diverse range of clients
• Have a flexible approach and willing to go the extra mile
• Although not essential, it would be desirable to have some experience of agricultural and rural property work

In return you can expect market leading Remuneration and Benefits package and a team environment that is second to none.

Origin Legal is handling a number of Property Solicitor vacancies throughout the South of England. If you are a Solicitor looking to consider your options then please do get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Origin Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However, we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.