Solicitor

Lindsays

Edinburgh

PQE: NQ – 4 years PQE
Department: Rural - Land & Business
Reporting to: Rural - Land & Business Partners
Location: Edinburgh

Initially this role will be fully office based and, after a period of training, there may be the opportunity to work one or two days from home.

Working hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (35 hours per week)
We are open to discussing flexible or part time working to suit business requirements.
Job Type: Permanent
Closing date: Please note, that we may close vacancies early if we receive significant numbers of applications/we may interview candidates on a rolling basis.  

About us

Lindsays is a full-service law firm with a reputation for providing an excellent and outstanding service to clients. Our specialist teams offer a diverse range of services, allowing us to cater to the individual needs of a wide range of clients. The firm maintains strong residential property and private client departments and has an expanding range of corporate and commercial services, encompassing company law, corporate finance, intellectual property, technology, employment, charity law, rural property, commercial property and construction, all of which enjoy an excellent reputation in the marketplace.

In addition, our expert Dispute Resolution & Litigation group deals with all aspects of civil and commercial litigation for a wide variety of clients and includes a Personal Injury department that specialises in industrial disease, travel related and accidents abroad, medical and dental negligence and spinal injuries claims.  

With 51 Partners and over 290 staff, our goal is to have the right staff with the right skills to ensure we have superb people to advise and support clients. We are committed to investing in our people and believe in helping our staff succeed. Lindsays is a full-service law firm with a reputation for providing an excellent and outstanding service to clients and our Rural – Land & Business Team acts for a range of clients in respect of the full range of rural property law advice.

The role

We have a great opportunity for a Solicitor, with relevant experience, to join our forward thinking and dynamic Rural – Land & Business team.  This role will assist with the provision of a quality service to clients in relation to all aspects of rural property including:
• Purchase and sale of rural properties including farms, estates and forestry.
• Providing advice to landowners, developers and tenants on rural developments including renewables, housing development, telecoms and diversification.
• Providing advice to clients on contentious and non-contentious agricultural holdings including creation, variation and termination of agricultural leases.
• Providing advice on the sale and purchase of crofts and related contentious and non-contentious crofting matters such as decrofting, resumption and registration.
• Preparing voluntary registration applications for significant Estates including castles, lochs, quarries and reservoirs and title to fish for salmon and foreshore.
• Carry out historical research and advice in connection with the sale and purchase of baronies and heraldry.
• Build relationships with our Estate landowners and provide advice on title queries, boundary and access issues.
• Provide advice to utility companies on their statutory rights, acquisition and development of assets.

You will also:

• Generate satisfactory level of fee income in accordance with team income targets, record all time and fee promptly during and/or on completion of transactions.
• Attend training courses and seminars and keep up to date with legal and regulatory developments.
• Participate in regular departmental business and training meetings.
• Promote and support the Firm’s marketing initiatives through writing articles, attendance at business briefings, rural shows and team to teams with professionals in the rural sector.
• Develop relationships with existing and future clients through hosting seminars and training sessions.
• Develop good relationships with other departments across the Firm and identify opportunities to cross refer services offered by the Firm.

If you are interested in applying for the above role and possess the relevant experience please send your CV, including a note of your current salary, to Pearl Steeples, HR Business Partner, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8HE or email: recruitment@lindsays.co.uk

Rewards & Benefits:

• 25 days holiday;
• 9 fixed days;
• Long service holidays which start to accrue after 5 years service;
• Holiday purchase scheme;
• Pension scheme;
• Death in Service Benefit (for those in the pension scheme);
• Enhanced family policies after a period of continuous service;
• Discounted legal fees;
• Travel Loan scheme after qualifying period;
• Career development support;
• Hybrid working following a period of office based working.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion play an integral part in the people strategy at Lindsays.  We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where our people feel valued and can reach their full potential.  

Equal Opportunities

Lindsays, is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation.

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