Hybrid Legal Assistant: Planning & Highways

Essential Employment; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment seeks a Legal Assistant – Planning and Highways for Worcester. This hybrid, full-time temporary role focuses on land and property matters, particularly highways, with duties including drafting agreements and title work under the Highways Act 1980.

You will assist across departments, provide legal information, and support traffic orders and public rights of way. Office cover is required on a rota basis. Reference OR119984.

Qualifications

• Experience handling land and property matters affecting highways.
• Familiarity with Highways Act 1980 agreements and related conveyancing tasks.
• Ability to draft agreements, conduct searches and protect highway authority interests.

Responsibilities

• Assist across departments on legal matters concerning land and property, especially highways.
• Provide information and advice on legal matters relating to land, property, highways and planning.
• Deal with Highways Act 1980 agreements and related title work and searches.
• Handle dedication of land for highway purposes via deeds of dedication.
• Deal with licences, wayleaves and easements.
• Assist with s.106 planning agreements and related searches.
• Support traffic regulation orders and public rights of way matters.
• Assist with sealing documents and conveyancing duties as needed.
• Cover office hours on rota basis until 5pm Mon-Thu and 4:30pm Fri.
• Contribute to policy development within the section.

Skills

Land and property law

Highways Act 1980

Conveyancing

Drafting agreements

Title searches

Legal information/advice

Tools

Land Registry

Job description

Essential Employment seeks a Legal Assistant – Planning and Highways for Worcester. This hybrid, full-time temporary role focuses on land and property matters, particularly highways, with duties including drafting agreements and title work under the Highways Act 1980.

You will assist across departments, provide legal information, and support traffic orders and public rights of way. Office cover is required on a rota basis. Reference OR119984.