Commercial Property Solicitor / Real Estate Lawyer (Agricultural and Rural)

Napthens LLP; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Blackburn seeks a Rural Property Lawyer to join its award-winning team. You will support clients with land transactions, focusing on agriculture and rural matters. Ideal candidates should have experience in conveyancing and a passion for rural life. This role offers hybrid working and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Salary + Bonus scheme

Benefits supporting health and wellbeing

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in agriculture and countryside issues.
• Experience in residential and commercial property transactions.
• Ability to draft TP1s and manage your own files.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with land transactions and estate planning.
• Help preserve the future of farming through expert services.
• Work on easements and diversification projects.

Skills

Interest in rural life

Conveyancing experience

Commercial property knowledge

Job description

Overview

Join the herd: Legal Career Opportunity with Napthens’ Rural Business Property Team

Rural Property Lawyer, Agricultural, Farming and Rural Property Solicitor, Commercial Property, Real Estate.

Full time or Part time with hybrid working from the Blackburn office.

Salary + Bonus scheme + benefits that support your health and wellbeing.

Napthens LLP is on the lookout for a fee earner, Lawyer or Solicitor to join our award-winning Rural Business Property Team, based in Blackburn, nestled in the heart of East Lancashire.

This is not just any legal role — this is a chance to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into the legal lifeblood of the countryside. From buying and selling farms, to refinancing rural estates, and supporting succession planning for generations of farmers, you will be part of a team that is as rooted in the land as the hedgerows of the Ribble Valley.

Why Join the Flock?

• We are a Tier 1 Legal 500 firm and proud panel lawyers for the NFU.
• You will work alongside some of the region’s most respected rural legal experts.
• We have strong ties with land agents, banks (like Oxbury, HSBC, and Virgin), and tax specialists.
• There’s real opportunity for career growth; if you have the drive, we have the tractor to take you there.

What We are Looking For:

• A genuine interest in rural life, farming, agriculture and the issues facing those who live, work and operate in the countryside.
• Experience working in conveyancing, residential, commercial property, or real estate. You have drafted TP1s and work on your own files.

What You will Be Doing:

• Supporting clients with land transactions, tenancies, renewables, estate planning, and more.
• Helping preserve the future of farming through our bespoke Farm Futures service.
• Working on everything from easements to diversification projects, claw back agreements, and unregistered land.
• We are true experts in a sector that welcomes expert guidance and understands the nuances, needs and sensitivities of agricultural, farming and rural matters.

How to Apply

Send us your CV, but do not stop there — we want to know:

• Why does rural law excite you?
• What is your connection to the countryside?
• If you have ever worn wellies to work, that is a bonus.

Ready to plant the seeds of your legal career in fertile ground?

Join Napthens and help us grow the future of rural law. Apply now — Rural law is calling.

For more information or a confidential conversation about the role, contact Daniel on 07425 797 217 (Phone, Text, or WhatsApp).

*NB* Agencies. Only CVs from agencies who have been instructed to will be accepted. Please do not send speculative CVs. Thank you.