Senior Fee Earner (Agricultural)
Harrison-Drury is a market leading Firm of solicitors with offices across the North West servicing both business and private clients. We have been successful for a fourth time placing in the Top 100 Best Mid-Size Companies to work for in the UK.
We are an employer of choice because we have a culture that challenges the conventional law firm approach and focusses our energy on getting great results for our clients, while attracting and developing brilliant people.
The Rural Property team are now looking to grow their busy team with the addition of a qualified senior lawyer with proven rural property experience of not less than 7 years, with a particular emphasis on servicing agricultural work. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate previous experience of delivering excellent client service as well as being able to lead and manage others. The successful candidate will contribute to the strategic direction of the firm through people and financial management and business development activities. The role involves operating a Case Management System, so good IT skills are essential. We are looking for a candidate who is a strong communicator, with keen attention to detail and who is confident working and supporting and leading others within a challenging commercial environment.
The role:
The team currently advises landowners, estate owners, investors, lenders and developers , across the sector with the common theme that we provide extremely proactive sector specific advice which our clients can understand and implement.
Typical Duties:
- Financial management of own matters
- Provision of excellent client service
- To develop relationships with clients and colleagues in other departments.
- To provide support and supervision to other team members and be senior figure in their development
- Effective liaison with other service line teams. A close working relationship with the tax and succession planning team in our Private Client Department and Property Litigation Department will form a key part of the role.
- To contribute to business planning and the strategic direction of the Landed Estates and Rural Business Sector and take a lead in that respect for the non-contentious team
- Negotiating and drafting transactional paperwork, production of advice and guidance to clients as appropriate
- Working to promote the firm’s values
Skills and experience
- A minimum of 7 Year PQE within a property department advising and representing clients on a range of rural land ownership and agricultural property matters including
- Acquisitions and disposals of working farms and land;
- Negotiating, drafting, and advising on Farm Business Tenancies (FBT’s)
- Negotiating, drafting and advising on Grazing Licences
- Advising on sporting rights and licences
- Advising and drafting easements
- First registrations of unregistered land
- Security work – single and dual representation
Any candidate must have:
- Strong attention to detail
- Good organisation and planning skills with the ability to prioritise work to meet strict timescales where required and a desire to help develop processes
- Technical proficiency
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent client facing skills
- Accomplished in business development activities, with the ability to build a network of contacts for themselves and the team
- Strong self-motivated team worker
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