Agricultural and Rural Solicitor

LHH; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Career development

Wellbeing programmes

Competitive salary

Job summary

LHH in the North-East is seeking a Solicitor with up to 5 years PQE to join the Agriculture, Estates & Rural Property team on a hybrid basis across Newcastle, Teesside or Penrith. You will advise landowners, farming businesses, lenders and investors on a broad rural property caseload.

You will handle sales, leases, easements, tenancy matters, minerals, renewable energy projects and land registrations, with clear opportunities for progression in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• A qualified Solicitor with 0-5 years PQE.
• Proactive, motivated and capable of managing their own workload.
• Technically strong with excellent attention to detail.
• Commercially aware and able to provide practical, client-focused advice.
• An effective communicator with strong relationship-building skills.
• Interested in networking, business development and helping to grow the practice.
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working closely with colleagues and clients alike.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on sale, purchase and leasing of rural properties, farms, estates, woodland and amenity land.
• Handling easements, rights of way and access issues.
• Advising on agricultural tenancy matters, including succession issues.
• Dealing with mineral ownership, title and registration matters.
• Working mines and mineral extraction agreements.
• Estate management and rural land administration.
• First registrations and land registration matters.
• Sporting rights, including shooting and fishing interests.
• Secured lending transactions involving rural property, acting for borrowers and lenders.
• Renewable energy and energy storage projects, including option agreements and lease arrangements for solar and other schemes.

Skills

Rural property law

Job description

Solicitor - Agriculture, Estates & Rural Property | 0-5PQE

Newcastle, Teesside or Penrith (Hybrid)

About the Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Solicitor with up to 5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE) to join a well-established and growing Agriculture, Estates & Rural Property team within a leading North-East firm.

The successful candidate will work alongside experienced specialists, advising a broad range of clients including landowners, farming businesses, estate owners, rural enterprises, lenders, and investors on a variety of rural property matters.

Candidates with experience in rural property law are encouraged to apply. Applications will also be welcomed from Commercial Property Solicitors with a genuine interest in developing a specialist practice within the agricultural and landed estates sector.

Key Responsibilities

Advising clients on some or all of the following areas:

• Sale, purchase and leasing of rural properties, farms, estates, woodland and amenity land.
• Easements, rights of way and access issues.
• Agricultural tenancy matters, including succession issues.
• Mineral ownership, title and registration matters.
• Working mines and mineral extraction agreements.
• Estate management and rural land administration.
• First registrations and land registration matters.
• Sporting rights, including shooting and fishing interests.
• Secured lending transactions involving rural property, acting for borrowers and lenders.
• Renewable energy and energy storage projects, including option agreements and lease arrangements for solar and other schemes.

About You

The ideal candidate will be:

• A qualified Solicitor with 0-5 years PQE.
• Proactive, motivated and capable of managing their own workload.
• Technically strong with excellent attention to detail.
• Commercially aware and able to provide practical, client-focused advice.
• An effective communicator with strong relationship-building skills.
• Interested in networking, business development and helping to grow the practice.
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working closely with colleagues and clients alike.

The Team

You will be joining a highly regarded rural property practice that acts for a diverse client base across the agricultural, landed estates and rural business sectors.

The wider firm is recognised for delivering high-quality legal services through a collaborative and supportive culture. Team members work closely together across multiple office locations and enjoy the benefits of flexible and agile working arrangements.

What Is Offered

Our client is committed to creating an environment where people can thrive professionally and personally. In return, they offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• High-quality work with an established client base.
• Clear opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities to contribute to business development initiatives.
• Access to wellbeing, social and community engagement programmes.

Values

We are looking for individuals who share their commitment to:

• Building trust through professionalism and integrity.
• Working collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes.
• Taking ownership and accountability.
• Supporting colleagues, clients and local communities.

If you are looking to develop your career within a leading rural property practice and work on high-quality agricultural and estates matters, we would love to hear from you.