Locum Agricultural Property Solicitor

Sellick Partnership are currently working with a well-established top rated Legal 500 and Chambers & Partner UK Firm, who are looking for an Agricultural Property Solicitor to join their team on a locum basis.

Highly respected and trusted with multimillion pound deals by their enviable client base, they are very passionate about delivering high quality service to their clients. Given the uniqueness of the team and the overlapping aspects between our Agricultural Property & Rural Estate Department and the Commercial Property Team, this is an exciting opportunity for someone looking for a position where there is never a boring moment in any transaction.

THE ROLE:

You will be exposed to a broad range of work including:

• Dealing with various aspects of Agricultural Property & Rural Business workload, including

land transactions such as purchase and sale, to granting of mortgage security and deeds

of easements

• Specialist advice to clients on first registrations at the Land Registry where title deeds may

have been lost or destroyed

• Preparing and submitting adverse possession applications for the registration of

registered and unregistered land at the Land Registry

• Dealing with land sales and transfers, drafting of Overage agreements.
• Partnership Agreements
• Acting for lenders re security on farmland and businesses
• Drafting and reviewing Deeds of Easements, Land Registry applications, statutory

agreements, intra-family Transfers, legal charges, and pre-emption agreements

• Assisting the 2 Directors within the department with their workload

THE CANDIDATE:

To be considered for the role, the ideal candidate will need to be someone who also firmly

subscribes to the Firm's strong ethics and dedication to excellent client care. In addition, you

must:

• Be a qualified solicitor in England and Wales
• Have extensive and relevant property experience in general, with a good knowledge

and experience of agricultural property law specifically

• Possess excellent communication skills and commercial acumen

If you would be interested in this role, please contact Kate Hughes at Sellick Partnership or apply within.

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