Agricultural Litigation Lawyer

Overview

In this role you will handle contentious matters in agricultural and rural property amid a specialist disputes team. You’ll work with high-profile landowners and cross‑functional colleagues to deliver high-quality dispute resolution service. The role supports growing the Estates and Land practice, offering early responsibility in a collaborative, flexible culture. You will shape solutions for tenancy, land interest and related probate issues while developing rural expertise.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• flexible working patterns
• Disability Confident employer
• Investors in People Platinum
• RollOnFriday Best Law Firms to Work for (fifth consecutive year)

Responsibilities

• Advise on contentious agricultural tenancy, rural property, and landed estates matters
• Manage a varied, complex workload with efficiency
• Deliver high-quality contentious and related non-contentious advice within a multidisciplinary team
• Build and maintain client relationships with rural landowners, charities and institutions
• Collaborate with private client, real estate, planning, environment and energy teams
• Take on early responsibility and contribute to case strategy and outcomes

Key requirements

• Relevant experience in contentious legal services, preferably agricultural/rural property or landed estates, or property litigation with interest in rural expertise
• Strong interest in the rural sector
• Ability to manage a varied and complex workload effectively
• SRA-registered lawyer status
• Demonstrated client relationship skills and professional judgment

• collaborative
• proactive
• strong organization
• contentious agricultural law
• rural property issues
• landed estates

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