Hybrid Planning & Highways Solicitor — Public Sector Growth

Michael Page Legal; Kirklees; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Annual leave

Certificate fees paid

Family leave

Wellbeing support

Training opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Michael Page Legal is recruiting for a Planning and Highways Solicitor in the public sector. The role covers planning, highways, rights of way and environmental law, advising on major development projects and infrastructure matters.

You will provide legal guidance to senior officers and committees, manage inquiries and enforcement matters, and help shape legal services for regeneration initiatives. Hybrid working with some office days is offered.

Qualifications

• Solicitor or equivalent with strong planning/highways or related public law experience.
• Experience advising on development projects and infrastructure matters.
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and decision makers.
• Interested in developing expertise across rights of way and local government law.
• Able to work autonomously while contributing to a collaborative legal team.

Responsibilities

• Advising on planning, highways, rights of way and environmental law matters.
• Supporting section 106 and section 278 agreements connected to major developments.
• Providing legal advice to senior officers, committees and elected members.
• Managing public inquiries, enforcement matters and wider public law issues.
• Contributing to the development of legal services and supporting major regeneration initiatives.

Skills

Planning law

Highways law

Public law

Stakeholder management

Autonomous working

Job description

Michael Page Legal is recruiting for a Planning and Highways Solicitor in the public sector. The role covers planning, highways, rights of way and environmental law, advising on major development projects and infrastructure matters.

You will provide legal guidance to senior officers and committees, manage inquiries and enforcement matters, and help shape legal services for regeneration initiatives. Hybrid working with some office days is offered.