Lawyer Rights of Way

Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays

Flexi time

Leave purchase

Employee discounts

LGPS

Car lease

Parking discounts

Job summary

Staffordshire County Council seeks a qualified lawyer to join Staffordshire Legal Services. The role involves handling a varied caseload of public rights of way, access land, highways, commons and village greens, with emphasis on delivering high‑quality advice and advocacy.

Experience in public sector or private practice with these specialisms is essential. The appointment offers flexible patterns, remote working, and part‑time options in line with business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience with public rights of way, access land, highways, commons and village greens is essential.
• Experience in either public sector or private practice is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a rewarding varied caseload of public rights of way, access land, highways, commons and village greens-related matters.

Job description

Staffordshire County Council is a modern, progressive and forward-thinking authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be courageous and innovative in their approach.

Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, consisting of lawyers, trainees and support staff, with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression. The service supports the County Council in the delivery of its objectives by providing quality services to support every single function in the Council including Environment and Countryside, as well as to a wide range of external clients.

The successful candidate will undertake a rewarding varied caseload of public rights of way, access land, highways, commons and village greens related matters so previous experience of these specialisms is essential, within either public sector or private practice.

There are a number of benefits to working at Staffordshire County Council:

• generous holiday entitlement
• flexi time
• annual leave purchase scheme
• employee discounts
• local government pension scheme
• optional car lease scheme
• a staff parking discount scheme

We understand the importance of a work-life balance and currently offer remote working with attendance at our Stafford office on flexible patterns and in accordance with business need. We are also happy to consider requests for part-time working.

Fixed Term Contract 31 March 2028