Legal Director / Partner – Strategic Land & Rural Development | Oxford

Legal Director / Partner – Strategic Land & Rural Development | Oxford

Significant land transactions. Long-term client relationships. Scope to help shape a specialist practice.

Lex Exec is supporting a leading law firm with the appointment of a Legal Director or Partner to its established Oxford practice.

Driven by growing client demand, this opportunity combines substantial strategic land work with responsibility for client relationships and the continued development of the practice.

The team advises landed estates, institutional landowners, farming businesses and private clients on matters including:

Significant development land sales, overage and infrastructure obligations

Option, promotion and hybrid agreements

Multi-landowner collaboration and equalisation arrangements

Land assembly, phased disposals and complex title issues

Long-term strategies for bringing land forward for residential and mixed-use development

You will work closely with colleagues across property, planning, tax and private client disciplines, helping clients protect their interests and realise the long-term value of their land.

Who would this suit?

An established Legal Director or Partner, or an experienced Senior Associate ready to step into a broader role.

You will bring strong strategic land or rural development experience, commercial judgment and the confidence to lead complex transactions and develop trusted client relationships.

Approximately 8+ PQE is a guide, with flexibility around relevant expertise and capability.

Oxford-based | Working arrangements open to discussion | Remuneration reflecting experience and appointment level

An informal exploratory conversation can be arranged before a formal recruitment process.

About Lex Exec

Lex Exec is a boutique legal search consultancy specialising in Rural & Landed Estates, Private Client & Tax, Family, Employment and Private Wealth Disputes, working with leading UK law firms from Associate through to Partner level.

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