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The Firm
Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.
We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have recently been voted by our people as a RollOnFriday's ‘Firm of the Year to Work for 2023'.
And did you know our hybrid working model offers flexible working options too?
The Team
The core non-contentious Rural Property team is a specialist group within our wider Real Estate Department.
They are property lawyers who form a key part of the firm's multidisciplinary Food and Farming specialism, which advises food retailers, distributors, processors and producers alongside landowners and farmers. They work closely with our private client and dispute resolution teams as well as with lawyers in allied areas such as banking, planning, environment, energy and corporate law.
Work
The team's work encompasses all areas of rural life and business, from lifestyle buyers of country houses to historic landowners managing estates and well established rural businesses expanding into new projects. We have a national practice spread across Scotland as well as England and Wales, dealing regularly with all of the major rural land agents and other multipliers.
We act on the sale, purchase, leasing and mortgaging of farms, estates, country houses and other rural properties and advise on a wide range of issues arising from the ownership, occupation and management of rural land and buildings.
What others say…
“They are very efficient and turn things around very quickly […] we are assured that they will always have good people dealing with matters.” (Chambers 2023).
Key Clients
Clients include significant rural landowners such as The Crown Estate, charitable institutions, investors and lenders, as well as numerous private owners and occupiers.
Responsibilities
At Burges Salmon, you will have a fair, transparent path to progression. To find out more click here to download our Career Guide for Lawyers.
- Building the Culture: You'll deliver service excellence on all client matters and participate in cultural initiatives that underpin life at the firm, making Burges Salon a great place to work.
- Delivering Results: Achieve your personal objectives and be aware of how to focus your contribution to support the firm's overall aims.
- Growing our People: Establish a strong skills foundation, proactively looking for opportunities to broaden your technical / client experience wherever possible, and bring your best to all that you do.
- Developing our Business: Assist efforts to develop new client relationships and enhance existing alliances.
What you'll need
- Relevant experience in delivering high quality real estate legal services
- Experience in or demonstrable interest in the agricultural sector (specialist training will be provided)
- To be able to work well within a team, collaborating with others
- To be able to manage a complex and varied workload effectively
- To be self-motivated and willing to learn
- Must be a SRA registered lawyer
Benefits
Click here for a full overview of our brilliant reward package and find out more about the benefits of a legal career with Burges Salmon, here.
We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.
It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.
Get in touch!
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Chris Jenkinson - 0117 307 2246 - for an informal and confidential conversation.
Job title synonyms:
Agricultural Property, Agricultural Real Estate and Rural Real Estate.
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