Agriculture and Estates Lawyer

About The Role

Here at HCR Hewitsons, we are looking for a Lawyer to join our Agriculture and Estates Team. The team is widely recognised as market leading and acts for farmers, landowners and estates in Northamptonshire and wider afield.

We are looking for a 3+ years PQE Lawyer to join our established 14 person strong team in Northampton.

Why choose our Agriculture and Estates team?

You will be part of the market leading Agriculture and Estates team of HCR Hewitsons which has consistently been top ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

We are committed to the rural industry; we have been on the NFU Legal panel since 2009 and have close links to the CLA, with team members sitting on County committees. The team are active members of the Agricultural Law Association, with the Director of Education, Committee members, and 4 Fellows of the Agricultural Law Association currently within our ranks. We actively support and encourage engaging with industry groups and other professionals to enable individuals to develop their own network and practice.

What type of work will I do?

We offer good quality work in all types of transactional matters including sales, purchases, and mortgages. We also advise clients on estate management, agricultural tenancies and tax and succession planning. We work closely with our Private Client team to provide a wraparound service for our clients as well as advising on the cutting edge of conservation management and natural capital projects. We act for some of the largest landowners in the country, 4 of our clients being within the top 50 landowners in the UK. We are leading the way putting in place agreements to unlock Biodiversity Net Gain. Our land owning clients have renewable energy schemes and strategic land sales with values in excess of £100m.

About You

We are looking for a Lawyer with a passion for the agricultural industry to join our Central England team based in Northampton. Our team will support to develop your career, whilst allowing you to supervise and develop more junior members of the team.

You will ideally have some experience of working with rural property, but applications from candidates with mixed property experience are welcomed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years PQE
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships
• Excellent technical ability and drafting skills
• Can demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills
• Strong commercial acumen
• Proactive, ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail

Benefits of working with us

• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Sight tests / Glasses discounts
• Bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• International secondments for 0-5 PQE
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces friendly organisation.

We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.

A note for recruitment agencies - The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership.