An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Agricultural Property Solicitor to join my clients team in one of their North West offices.

This role involves advising landowners, estate owners, investors, lenders and developers, across the sector with the common theme that we provide extremely proactive sector specific advice which clients can understand and implement.

Duties:

• Financial management of own matters
• Provision of excellent client service
• To develop relationships with clients and colleagues in other departments.
• To provide support and supervision to other team members and be senior figure in their development
• Effective liaison with other service line teams. A close working relationship with the tax and succession planning team in our Private Client Department and Property Litigation Department will form a key part of the role.
• To contribute to business planning and the strategic direction of the Landed Estates and Rural Business Sector and take a lead in that respect for the non-contentious team Negotiating and drafting transactional paperwork, production of advice and guidance to clients as appropriate
•Working to promote the firm’s values

Skills & Experience:

• A minimum of 7 Year PQE within a property department advising and representing clients on a range of rural land ownership and agricultural property matters including
• Acquisitions and disposals of working farms and land;
• Negotiating, drafting, and advising on Farm Business Tenancies (FBT’s)
• Negotiating, drafting and advising on Grazing Licences
• Advising on sporting rights and licences
• Advising and drafting easements
• First registrations of unregistered land
• Security work - single and dual representation

Benefits:

• Employee Bonus Scheme
• Pension Contributions
• Death in service benefit
• AXA Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Medicash Health Benefits
• Holiday increase with length of service
• Employee awards & recognition - MIPS
• Employee Referral Scheme (up to £1000 cash bonus)

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal Recruitment Limited.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.