Residential Property Lawyers / Residential Property Paralegals

Job description

Location
Inverness

Application Deadline
Friday, October 30, 2026

Job Summary

We are recruiting for a lawyer and a paralegal for our Residential Property, Housebuilder & Estate Agency team in our Inverness practice

Lawyer

The role will involve handling wide variety of residential property matters including house sales and purchases, acting for a broad range of clients including individuals, trusts, SMEs and property developers. The team also advises housebuilders on site acquisitions and assembly, through to the plot sales of completed homes. The successful candidate will deal with an interesting and varied workload with high levels of client contact in a challenging, fast-paced environment. We are willing to consider ambitious applicants across all levels of PQE.

Paralegal

We are looking for an experienced paralegal who can deal with a wide variety of tasks including assisting lawyers with title due diligence, preparing first drafts of standard securities and discharges, ordering all relevant searches, preparing Land Registration application forms, submitting deeds for registration and preparing LBTT submissions. You will have the opportunity to handle all aspects of a transaction from start to finish within your own caseload.

About the team

Harper Macleod's Residential Property, Housebuilder & Estate Agency team in Inverness forms part of the firm's strong and long-established footprint across the north of Scotland, combining local insight with the depth and breadth of a national law firm. The team advises on a wide range of residential and housebuilder matters for private clients and businesses across the Highlands, Islands and Moray, working collaboratively to deliver practical, high-quality legal solutions in a fast-paced and supportive environment.

Let your ambitions grow with ours

At Harper Macleod, ambition is what drives us forward. We are a firm that cares about doing great work and making a real impact for our clients and for each other. We believe in progress, not standing still. That means sharing ideas, supporting growth and creating opportunities for everyone to shine. If you want to work somewhere that values curiosity and collaboration, you'll feel right at home here.

Our story so far includes recognition as Scotland's Firm of the Year 2025, ESG Firm of the Year 2024 and a place in the Legal 500's Green Guide for two years running. But we're not done yet. The best is still to come.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, active colleague engagement, wellbeing, sustainability & CSR programmes and the opportunity to develop your career.

If you're ready to shape the future with us, we would love to hear from you

Please send CVs to Rona Cargill, HR Director [email protected]

Harper Macleod LLP is committed to promoting equal opportunities and developing a diverse workforce.