Solicitor - Agriculture and Estates

Solicitor - Agriculture and Estates

Vacancy ID: 54138 DM

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

Are you open to hearing about opportunities that offer more specialist agriculture and estates work?

Would you be open to an informal, confidential chat about a role that aligns closely with your agriculture experience?

If there was a role where you could work more closely with farmers and estate owners, would that appeal to you?

Company

A National Law Firm established over 100 years ago.

Role Overview

This role focuses on resolving disputes at an early stage, including through ADR and mediation. As a solicitor in the Agriculture and Landed Estates team you will handle fee-earning work for private clients across:

• Estate administration,Wills,Tax, LPAs,Lifetime tax planning, Farming & Agricultural Estate Planning, IPFD Claims and Trusts

Location: Wiltshire

Salary Package: £58,000 - £62,000 depending on skills and experience

Key Responsibilities

• Act for beneficiaries in claims for breach of executor/trustee duties

• Inheritance Act claims

• Challenge gifts where capacity is in question

• Advise on lifetime gifts to minimise future disputes

• Defend challenges to Wills

• Work on professional negligence claims related to Will drafting

• Act in estate administration disputes and executor removal applications

• Challenge Will validity

• Manage disputes involving insufficient financial provision

• Handle trust disputes

• Manage disputes

• Support fee earners

About You

• 3+ years' PQE

• Experience in ADR and mediation

• Confidence liaising with courts and legal bodies

• Experience using a case management system

• Ability to travel for court or client meetings

Qualifications

• 2:1 degree (or equivalent ability)

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales

• Current practising certificate (or ability to obtain one)

Keywords

Agriculture Solicitor, Rural Property Solicitor, Rural Estates Solicitor, Landed Estates Solicitor, Farms & Estates Lawyer, Agricultural & Rural Affairs Solicitor

How to apply

Please click on the APPLY NOW button. Or email your CV to Donna Morgan - Principal Recruitment Manager

As we are a specialist recruitment business within the Agricultural and Farming industry, we do require that ALL applicants must hold an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2 or an equivalent qualification which is relevant and necessary for the job that you are applying for.