Agricultural Property & Landed Estates Solicitor

Legal Director - Agricultural Property & Landed Estates

This leading London-based law firm is seeking a 7PQE+ Solicitor to join its specialist Rural Property and Landed Estates practice as Legal Director.

The Role

Joining a specialist property team, you will advise a prestigious client base on a broad range of agricultural, residential, mixed-use, and commercial property matters.

Recent work undertaken by the team includes:

• Sales and acquisitions of significant agricultural estates and country properties
• Complex easement and rights over high-value rural land holdings
• Estate management and strategic advice for farming and landed estate clients
• Agricultural tenancies and Agricultural Holdings Act matters
• Succession planning and generational transition of farming businesses
• Diversification projects, including renewable energy, mineral rights, natural capital and carbon trading initiatives
• Planning, title and unregistered land issues

The successful candidate will enjoy a high level of client contact and responsibility while working with a nationally recognised practice.

About You

• Solicitor with at least 7 years post-qualification experience in rural property, agricultural law or landed estates work
• Comfortable managing transactions independently
• Proven experience supervising and supporting junior lawyers
• Genuine interest in rural affairs, environmental policy and countryside issues.