Solicitor/Lawyer - Highways & Planning - £60ph - Remote

HCL Workforce Solutions Ltd; London; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal services firm in London, Ontario is seeking an experienced Planning Lawyer to provide high-quality legal advice and services. The ideal candidate will hold a current Practising Certificate and have experience working with local authorities. This role involves negotiation, drafting legal documents, and participating in project teams to ensure effective operational decisions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering high-quality legal advice and services.
• Experience in negotiations and advocacy in legal settings.
• Familiarity with local authority processes and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality legal advice and services to Directorates.
• Undertake negotiations to protect the Council's objectives.
• Participate in project teams to align with the Council's objectives.
• Provide legal and procedural advice and training to Members.

Skills

Concise communication skills

Negotiation skills

Excellent drafting skills

Ability to communicate with management

Education

Current Practising Certificate

Job description

Overview

Experienced Planning Lawyer. Current Practising Certificate. Ideally with Local Authority experience. Drafting Planning Agreements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality legal advice and services to Directorates and Corporate Services including, where appropriate, drafting documents and legal agreements, to ensure that policy is formulated, and operational decisions are taken on a sound legal basis.
• Undertake negotiations to protect and further the objectives of the Council, and, where necessary, undertake litigation and advocacy in the courts, tribunals, Statutory appeals and inquiries.
• Participate in project teams to ensure the achievement of the Council's objectives and the delivery of high-quality legal advice and services to client Services, Departments and, where appropriate, contractors.
• Provide legal and procedural advice to Members and training to Members and client Services, Departments and, where appropriate, contractors to ensure that policy and operational decisions are taken in the most beneficial and effective manner.
• Any other duties as may be deemed necessary to carry out the full remit of the role.

Qualifications & Experience

• Current Practising Certificate
• Ideally with Local Authority experience
• Needed: Demonstrate concise and assertive communication skills and negotiation skills, both oral and written, excellent drafting skills, including ability to communicate with people at all levels including management, officers, councillors, members of the public and court officers.
• Experience of Criminal Litigation/Civil Litigation/Advocacy/Planning/Environment and Highways/Adult Social Care/Children Social Care/Education as required by role.
• Experience working within a legal practice/in house legal department
• Identify, research and anticipate the effects on service provision of new developments in the law to ensure that clients can adopt best practice in the delivery of timely and responsive services.
• Any other duties as may be deemed necessary to carry out the full remit of the role.