Job Description
Job Title: Solicitor 2 - 10 PQE
Department: Agriculture & Estate
Salary: 60K - 90K + bonus
Hours: Full Time, permanent
Location: Bath, hybrid.
Job Reference: CWS446
OVERVIEW
Top Ranked Legal 500 firm.
This opportunity is ideal for a solicitor with a genuine interest in rural affairs and experience in agricultural or rural property law. You'll join a specialist team advising a diverse range of clients including farmers, landowners, estates, and agribusinesses.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage your own caseload of agricultural and commercial property matters from start to finish, including sales, purchases, lettings, and licences involving farmland, rural buildings, and estates.
Advise on land development and diversification projects, such as promotion and option agreements, and renewable energy schemes.
Draft and negotiate a range of agricultural property agreements, with support from paralegals and collaboration across the team.
Provide legal input on estate management, including succession planning, AHA and FBT tenancies, and rights of way.
Work closely with colleagues in other departments to advise clients on regulatory, commercial, and compliance issues affecting rural businesses.
Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships with landowners, farmers, and estate managers.
Stay informed on legal and policy developments in agricultural, land use, and environmental law
EXPEREINCE REQUIRED
Qualified solicitor (England & Wales), ideally with 2+ years' PQE agricultural/ rural property land law
Strong technical knowledge of rural property matters
Excellent client-facing and communication skills
A genuine interest in countryside affairs and rural communities
Experience working with farming businesses, estates, or landowners is highly desirable
BENEFITS - one of the best on the market
Up to 27 days holiday + bank + option to buy and sell + special occasion leave (birthday/wedding etc)
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
Enhanced employer pension contribution
Life assurance
Private medical and dental insurance + Healthcare cashplan + income protection
Various other perks and discounts including legal services, gym discounts, shops, season tickets etc.
Many more.
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