Well-regarded law firm in Oxford is seeking to recruit an Agricultural Property Legal Director or Partner to its Agricultural team due to team expansion. The team act for some of the largest estates in the UK and advises clients with interests in rural, agricultural and development matters. The wider Agricultural Group consists of specialist tax, trusts, agricultural litigation, environmental, planning, commercial and partnership lawyers. Your experience will have synergies with the current team who act for landed estates, Oxford Colleges, farmers and landowners, advising on the whole gamut of agricultural and development work. The successful candidate will contribute to the development and growth of the department and play a key role in business development initiatives. Examples of the team’s recent work includes: • Sale of a large block of agricultural land adjoining a major town for £189m, having advised on the grant of the Option which underlays the sale • Promotion Agreement and Collaboration Agreement for 320 acres of land to form one of the 14 Promotion Agreements covering 460 acres of land which is to be used for one of the first of 14 new Garden Villages • Acquisition of a farm including 200+ acres, listed farmhouse and buildings, riparian and railway frontages and entitlements. The case involved dealing with various title and agricultural issues and was settled at a value of over £3 million • A £12.6 million refinance of farm, dairy unit and farm cottages to include redemption of existing charges over 1,850 acres and four new charges over 650 acres.