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Aberdeen City

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GBP 40,000 - 80,000

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Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Associate level Real Estate lawyer to join their Rural Business team in Aberdeen. This role involves providing legal expertise for estates, farms, and rural businesses, ensuring clients receive top-notch strategic advice. The firm prides itself on its commitment to client care and offers a supportive work environment with excellent career progression opportunities. If you are passionate about rural property law and eager to make a significant impact, this position could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Excellent work/life balance
Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

  • Experienced Real Estate/Commercial Property Lawyer with enthusiasm for rural sector.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and commitment to client care.

Responsibilities

  • Manage purchase and sale of rural land and estates.
  • Provide legal advice on agricultural holdings and land use.

Skills

Real Estate Law
Commercial Property Law
Problem-Solving Skills
Client Care

Education

Law Degree

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25+ Years Legal Recruiter | Private Practice | In-House | Scotland | Ireland | London | International | 125+ Recommendations | Golfer

Leading national law firm is looking to hire an Associate level Real Estate lawyer to join their boutique Rural Business team based in Aberdeen.

Role Profile:

The firm are recognised as an ambitious and market leading team acting for estates, farming and rural businesses, community bodies, lenders, funders, developers and public sector organisations across Scotland. With the largest dedicated team in this sector offering not only market leading legal but also first rate strategic and commercial advice.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Purchase and sale of estates, farms, forestry and other rural land.
  • Providing advice to landowners on rural development including residential, renewables, telecommunications and quarrying.
  • Providing advice to landowners in relation to emerging Natural Capital markets including carbon codes and biodiversity.
  • Ongoing management legal advice to estates and rural businesses of all sizes including sales of bare land, sales of residential properties, and advising on issues such as land reform, trustee/partnership conveyancing, creation of title conditions.
  • Advising on matters relating to agricultural holdings in both contentious and non-contentious situations, including the creation, termination and variation of agricultural tenancies, fixed equipment obligations and the pre-emptive right to buy.
  • Advising on other types of lettings, such as commercial, residential, sportings and amenity leases.
  • Title queries relating to Sasines and Land Registered titles including boundary disputes, access issues and title conditions.
  • Purchase, sale, letting and management of sporting interests including salmon fishings, grouse moors and deer forests.
  • Completion of voluntary registration projects for some of the most interesting and challenging titles in Scotland for some great clients.
  • Commercial and other contractual work related to land use (including overage agreements) and business structures in the sector.

Candidate Requirements:

  • Experienced Real Estate/ Commercial Property Lawyer with a genuine interest and enthusiasm for the rural sector and rural property work.
  • Committed to highest level of client care and service.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Shows an interest in technical law and can interpret legislation and apply it to specific circumstances.

The Rural Business sector is a vibrant and important part of the Scottish economy that is constantly changing and requires solicitors that can adapt to clients’ needs and expectations. The sector encompasses not only traditional land uses and activities but wide-ranging commercial interests requiring commercially minded and innovative advisers.

On Offer:

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package and a company that offers excellent work/life balance and career progression.

To Apply:

For a confidential discussion about this position, to request the full job description or to apply, please contact:

Edinburgh: +44 (0) 131 450 7164

Glasgow: +44 (0) 141 244 0260

London: +44 (0) 203 174 2482

Dublin: +353 (0) 1 699 1360

Email: david@thomsonlrc.com

Seniority level
  • Seniority level
    Associate
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Full-time
Job function
  • Job function
    Legal
  • Industries
    Law Practice and Legal Services

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