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Agricultural Property Lawyer - Top Tier Legal 500

Employer
QED Legal
Location
England, Shropshire, Shrewsbury
Salary
£35000 - £50000 per annum + bENEFITS
Closing date
10 Jul 2019
Reference
BBBH23168

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Practice area
Commercial property, Agriculture
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
Not applicable
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Legal 500 practice with offices throughout Shropshire & the West Midlands are seeking an experienced Agricultural Property Solicitor to join their flourishing team. This will be suitable for those with experience of agricultural work or commercial property solicitors looking to move into this specialist area in a growing legal 500 and chambers listed firm.

The successful candidate will be joining a team of friendly and supportive lawyers currently within the department making this one of the strongest specialist teams of its type in the area. Due to the strength of the department the firm will also consider commercial property solicitors with a desire to move into this specialist side of things and develop a career for themselves in the agricultural sector, which would set you up for a successful and lucrative career in this specialist in demand area.

The department deals with commercial issues such as the sale and purchase of farms, farmland and other agricultural property, tenancy agreements, diversification projects, development of land issues and lease issues surrounding agricultural land and property. They are able to attract a steady stream of excellent quality work, often high value, from large farm owners and landed estates due to their expertise in this area and are widely regarded as being the "go to firm" for work of this nature.

This is a great opportunity to join a thriving and growing department where you will have access to high quality commercial work and the opportunity to work alongside some of the best lawyers in the country working in this specialist area of law.

Salary will be based on PQE level however as this role will suit a Junior - Mid level Solicitor so you will be expecting £35,000 to £50,000 with a healthy bonus and benefits scheme.

Company

QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".

As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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