Agricultural Litigation Lawyer

As a Solicitor (1+ PQE) at Burges Salmon, gaining exposure to high-profile clients and partners is just the start. With us, you'll reap the rewards of enjoying responsibility from day one. So, if you're looking to work at a fresh-thinking firm that's blazing a trail with industry-leading insight, it's time to take the leap.

The Team

Our contentious agricultural lawyers are a specialist group within our wider Dispute Resolution department.

They are contentious lawyers who form a key part of the firm's multidisciplinary Estates and Land specialism, which advises landowners, farmers and others within the sector.  They work closely with our private client and real estate teams as well as with lawyers in allied areas such as planning, environment and energy.

We provide both contentious and specialist non-contentious advice to a range of clients in this sector, including some of the country's most high-profile landowners. That includes all elements of agricultural tenancy law, real property issues affecting rural land, advice on partnerships and contentious trust and probate issues.  Our recent reported cases include Earl of Plymouth v Rees and Brudenell-Bruce v Savernake. 

We have a national practice across England and Wales, dealing regularly with all of the major rural land agents and other multipliers.

What others say…

For a national firm, the team at Burges Salmon provide the service that you are their only client, they know each case inside and out and always have the time to answer your question.

[Legal 500, 2023]

Key Clients

Clients include significant rural landowners such as The Crown Estate, the Ministry of Defence, the Church Commissioners for England, local authorities, charities, trustees and numerous private owners and occupiers. 

What you'll need

• Relevant experience in delivering contentious legal services
• Experience in and demonstrable interest in the agricultural/landed estate sector (specialist training will also be provided)
• To be able to manage a complex and varied workload effectively
• Must be a SRA registered lawyer

The Firm

• Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.
• We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have been recognised as a RollOnFriday's ‘Best Law Firm to Work At' for the third consecutive year.
• We are also able to offer flexible working options through our hybrid working model.

 Benefits

Click here for a full overview of our brilliant reward package and find out more about the benefits of a legal career with Burges Salmon, here.

We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.

Get in touch!

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Chris Jenkinson - 0117 307 2246 - for an informal and confidential conversation.

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