Senior Paralegal, Agriculture & Rural Team, Wells or Sherborne

Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

We have an exciting opportunity for two Paralegals to join our expanding Agriculture & Rural Team working from our Wells or Sherborne office.

About Mogers Drewett

We are a leading Southwest legal and financial planning firm that takes pride in building long term client relationships with a strong reputation thanks to our exceptional people.

From our offices in Bath, Frome, Sherborne and Wells we offer expert, straight forward, and comprehensive advice across a range of legal and financial services for both individuals and businesses.

Our Agriculture & Rural Team is one of the south-west’s well respected agricultural property teams.

About the Agriculture & Rural Team

Our specialist agricultural lawyers work from Bath, Frome, Sherborne and Wells and are experts in legal issues affecting farming and rural businesses.

With our wealth of sector knowledge, commitment to personal service, and excellent relationships with clients, and other professionals, we work to minimise issues and help to protect the future of our clients farms and farming businesses.

Led by Partners Frank Collins and Tracy Neal, our growing team has an exciting opportunity for two Senior Paralegals to join us in our Wells or Sherborne offices.  This is a chance to join a highly motivated and supportive team in order to progress your legal career.

Our Agriculture & Rural Team has a varied client base of land owning clients, tenant farmers and agricultural businesses across the south-west and beyond.  Our team advises on a broad spectrum of issues such as:-

• Sales and purchases of land, farms and estates
• Sale and purchase of equestrian properties
• Landlord and Tenant; advising on AHA and FBT tenancies
• Succession planning
• Partnership and farming business structures
• Rights of way
• Nutrient credit agreements
• Section 106 agreements
• Renewables
• Overage, pre-emption and option agreements

About the Role

Both positions are full time roles with your typical working day being 9 – 5.30. We are flexible as to the times you work and whether you wish to work from home for part of your week or in the office.

You will be working closely with our Partners, solicitors, paralegals and trainees within the Agriculture & Rural Team providing transactional support and advice to clients.  Furthermore, you will be responsible for running your own case load, under supervision.  You will be working on a variety of transactional and advisory matters varying in scale and complexity.

You will primarily be responsible for:-

• Meeting with clients
• Drafting and negotiating legal documents
• First registrations
• Preparing auction information packs and advising on them
• Secured and unsecured lending
• Marketing activities
• Ad hoc paralegal/admin duties

You will receive hands on experience and tailored learning opportunities to enable you to grow in your role whether through internal training, SQE, training contract or working towards becoming a conveyancing practitioner with CILEx.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a skilled, motivated and performance driven Paralegal.

The role would ideally suit a candidate who holds a law degree or such other degree / solicitor apprentice / SQE1 / SQE2 / ACILEx or MCILEx or a candidate working towards a career in law who wants to work within the specialist area of agricultural law.  You must have an interest in agriculture and preferably worked in a previous property related role.

You must:-

• Have excellent time management skills

Have first class communication skills

• Be a strong team player
• Have an ability to build strong long-lasting relationships with rural clients

Why choose Mogers Drewett

Life’s too short to not love what you do. A career at Mogers Drewett will be exciting, challenging and rewarding. Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a supportive environment. We also recognise that it’s not just about the salary when you work with…

• Competitive salary
• healthcare cash back scheme
• a group pension with employer contribution of 4%
• 25 holiday days per year, Christmas closure days and a day off on your birthday
• life assurance
• a range of discounted legal services, including free wills and half price conveyancing
• enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• discretionary annual bonus scheme
• optional private medical insurance
• retail discounts
• employee assistance programme
• cycle to work scheme
• regular social events

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying we would love to hear from you, please send your CV to HR@mogersdrewett.com