WHAT YOU’LL NEED

We’re looking for:

• A keen eye for detail and excellent organisational skills – you take pride in getting the details spot on.
• A strong client focus – you’re proactive, approachable, and committed to delivering a positive and professional experience at every stage.
• Clear, confident communication skills and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with clients.
• Confidence managing your own workload and the resilience to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative approach – you enjoy being part of a team and contributing to shared success.
• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development as a paralegal.
• A genuine interest in property law and supporting clients through important transactions.

MAKE THE MOMENT MATTER

If you’re looking for a career with a different kind of law firm, this is the moment to find out more - and apply.
Choosing the right company is about more than just the work—it’s about the people, the culture, and the opportunities to grow. At Thorntons Law, we’ve built something different. We’re one of Scotland’s largest and most respected full-service legal firms, but more importantly, we’re a firm that invests in you—your development, your ambitions, and your future.

While rural property paralegal experience would be a great advantage, we’re equally keen to hear from talented conveyancing paralegals who are looking to apply their skills in a new and rewarding sector. It’s about:

• Transactions – Dealing with rural property transactions involving farms, estates, crofts, country houses, forestry, sporting estates and renewable energy. You might assist the wider team or take the lead, depending upon experience.
• Legal Documentation – Preparing and reviewing Dispositions, other deeds and applications for registration, obtaining and interpreting rural property searches and other documents.
• Client Care – Building and maintaining great relationships by keeping clients informed and supported throughout their transaction, working closely with family businesses and other their other professional advisers.
• Team Collaboration – Working closely with colleagues in the Land & Rural Business team and across the wider firm to ensure a seamless, coordinated approach.
• Support & Training – whether you already have rural property experience or will be building on your residential conveyancing background, we’ll provide training, mentoring and guidance to ensure you have the knowledge, tools and confidence to thrive in the role

We’re looking for an experienced Paralegal to join our highly regarded Land & Rural Business team – one of the largest in Scotland and ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers UK. Based across several of our offices, the team is deeply embedded in rural Scotland, offering expert, locally informed legal support to a broad range of clients.
In this role, which can be based in Cupar, Forfar or Perth, you’ll work closely with landowners, estates, farmers and rural businesses on the full spectrum of rural property matters – from the purchase, sale, lease and transfer of farms and estates to renewable energy projects, woodlands, country houses and sporting interests. You’ll also advise on diversification projects such as agri-tourism and collaborate with colleagues on succession planning and rural business structuring.

While rural property paralegal experience would be a great advantage, we’re equally keen to hear from talented conveyancing paralegals who are looking to apply their skills in a new and rewarding sector. It’s about:

• Transactions – Dealing with rural property transactions involving farms, estates, crofts, country houses, forestry, sporting estates and renewable energy. You might assist the wider team or take the lead, depending upon experience.
• Legal Documentation – Preparing and reviewing Dispositions, other deeds and applications for registration, obtaining and interpreting rural property searches and other documents.
• Client Care – Building and maintaining great relationships by keeping clients informed and supported throughout their transaction, working closely with family businesses and other their other professional advisers.
• Team Collaboration – Working closely with colleagues in the Land & Rural Business team and across the wider firm to ensure a seamless, coordinated approach.
• Support & Training – whether you already have rural property experience or will be building on your residential conveyancing background, we’ll provide training, mentoring and guidance to ensure you have the knowledge, tools and confidence to thrive in the role.