Rural Property & Business Solicitor

Solicitor (2+ years PQE) - Real Estate / Rural Business

Location: Edinburgh
Position Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role:
Are you a solicitor with a passion for Scotland’s rural landscape and a drive to make a real impact in the sector? We have an exciting opportunity for a talented solicitor with 2+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE) to join our leading Real Estate team in Edinburgh, focusing on Rural Business. This role offers the chance to immerse yourself in a diverse and ever-evolving area of law, providing expert advice to a variety of clients, including estates, farming businesses, developers, and community bodies across Scotland.

What You’ll Do:
You’ll gain hands-on experience across a wide range of legal matters, including but not limited to:

• Facilitating the purchase and sale of estates, farms, forestry, and rural land.
• Advising on rural development opportunities, such as residential, renewables, telecommunications, and quarrying.
• Providing ongoing legal management support to estates and rural businesses, including handling sales of land and residential properties, advising on land reform, trustee/partnership conveyancing, and creating title conditions.
• Navigating agricultural holdings in both contentious and non-contentious scenarios, including tenancies and pre-emptive rights.
• Addressing complex title queries like boundary disputes and access issues.
• Assisting with voluntary registration projects for challenging titles.
• Engaging in commercial and contractual work related to land use and business structures, including overage agreements.

What We’re Looking For:

• A passion for rural property work and a deep interest in the unique challenges of the sector.
• Proactive client care—you understand the needs of our clients and strive to deliver the highest level of service.
• Responsibility & ownership—you’ll manage your own transactions and provide trusted advice with confidence.
• Continuous learning mindset—you keep your legal knowledge up-to-date, always eager to deepen your understanding of emerging issues.
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving abilities.
• Clear communication skills, adaptable to different audiences, from clients to colleagues.
• Research and analytical skills, capable of interpreting and applying technical legislation.

Skills & Attributes:

• Self-motivated, organised, and able to juggle multiple priorities.
• Commercially minded, with a focus on achieving positive outcomes for clients and the business.
• A commitment to Brodies’ core values of Courage, Character, Care, Collegiality, and Collaboration.

What’s in It for You?

• Work with a supportive team in a firm that values your growth and development.
• Enjoy the opportunity to take on challenging and varied work, with clients who are leaders in their fields.
• Be a part of a firm that offers flexibility and a collaborative culture, helping you build a successful and fulfilling career in the rural sector.

Please apply with your CV or contact Andrew Inglis at Iconic Resourcing or for a confidential chat contact andrew.inglis@iconicresourcing.com or call .

Not all candidates will meet every single desired qualification or skill. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

At Iconic Resourcing we are engaged by many leading organisations across Scotland and our aim is to keep the recruitment process simple. Interviews are likely to be held via our video interviewing platform both with Iconic Resourcing and our client. Please visit our website to view all of our Iconic Jobs across Scotland.

Iconic Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer, and all applications will be treated as such. We act as both an employment business and an employment agency.