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Rural Property Solicitor (3+ PQE)
Harper Macleod has an exciting opening for a property solicitor.
The successful candidate will work in our rural team, specialising in rural property transactions, advising rural businesses and rural landowners across a broad range of work, including land and estates, farms and agriculture, forestry and crofting. We are at the forefront of both Natural Capital and Land Reform in Scotland advising on carbon sequestration and other net-zero projects as well as on a range of community land projects.
The successful candidate will join a leading independent Scottish law firm with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Elgin, Lerwick and Thurso. You will work closely with a ‘tenacious, accurate, and experienced’ team (Legal 500) of market-leading experts and Law Society of Scotland accredited specialists. You’ll deliver advice to and results for a wide range of public and private sector clients including Scotland’s biggest landowner and other leading rural sector bodies. You will work closely with colleagues in our market leading Renewable Energy, Banking & Finance and Private Client teams to deliver results for clients.
You must have good communication skills and a desire to develop professionally within a collegiate environment. Experience in rural property is not essential and the successful candidate will provide transactional and advisory support across a range of matters.
You will gain exposure to complex transactions in a rural context and have the chance to contribute to the continued growth of an exciting practice area.
Let your ambitions and ours go hand in hand.
At Harper Macleod you’ll be part of a collective effort that is never satisfied: celebrating the successes and inspiring one another to always improve. You want to deliver extraordinary results for your clients. We want to deliver extraordinary opportunities for you and encourage you to make a difference.
Harper Macleod’s culture is the sum of the actions of the people who make up our business – it’s built around taking calculated risks and pushing for innovative solutions. You know the law, but you also know that there’s much more to being a lawyer than that.
You know that doing things the right way is always the best way – the right things for clients, colleagues, and our communities. We will never compromise on this.
We also embrace flexibility – including when and where our people work. We are a business that has been named Law Firm of the Year eight times, ranked in The Times Scotland Best Law Firms 2024, and named ESG Firm of the Year. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, active colleague engagement, wellbeing, sustainability & CSR programmes, and the opportunity to develop your career.
We believe the best is yet to come for Harper Macleod. If this sounds like the type of firm you’d like to be part of, maybe the best is yet to come for you?
Harper Macleod LLP is committed to promoting equal opportunities and developing a diverse workforce.
To Apply please send your CV to Kirsty Hunter,HR Manager Kirsty.hunter@harpermacleod.co.uk
