Legal Assistant - Planning and Highways (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Legal Assistant - Planning and Highways for Worcester. The role is hybrid, with 3 days remote and 2 days in the office, on a temporary full-time contract.

You will assist departments on land, property and highways matters, drafting and reviewing agreements, and supporting planning and traffic-related tasks under relevant acts.

Responsibilities

• Assist all departments on legal matters concerning land and property, particularly when it affects Highways
• Provide information and advice on legal matters concerning land, property and highways and planning
• Deal with agreements under the Highways Act 1980 for making up and adoption of new streets and ways (including perusing titles, drafting agreements, making searches and taking steps to protect the Highway Authority)
• Deal with dedication of land for highway purposes by way of deeds of dedication
• Deal with licences, wayleaves and easements
• Deal with s.106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 agreements (perusing titles, drafting agreements, making searches and protecting interests)
• Provide support on traffic regulation orders and public rights of way
• Seal documents requiring affixing Common Seal; assist Conveyancing Section and Part 1 claims under Land Compensation Act 1973 and Land Registry 816 Notices
• Assist with Commons and Village Greens matters
• Contribute to implementation and development of policies, systems and practices
• Take steps to ensure confidentiality
• Notify Principal Solicitor of matters for Monitoring Officer
• Assist with office cover until 5pm Mon-Thu and 4:30pm Fri on rota basis

Job description

Legal Assistant - Planning and Highways (Hybrid) needed in Worcester, £18.04ph PAYE - Reference: OR119984

3 days remote 2 days in the office

• To assist all departments on legal matters concerning land and property, particularly when it affects Highways
• To provide information and advice as required on legal matters concerning land, property and in particular highways and planning.
• To deal with agreements under the Highways Act 1980 for the making up and adoption of new streets and ways (including perusing titles, drafting agreements, making searches and generally taking all necessary steps to protect the interests of the Highway Authority).
• To deal with dedication of land for highway purposes by way of deeds of dedication.
• To deal with licences, wayleaves and easements
• To deal with s.106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 agreements (including perusing titles, drafting agreements, making searches and generally taking all necessary steps to protect the interests)).
• To provide support on matters relating to traffic regulation orders and public rights of way
• To deal with the sealing of all documents requiring the affixing of the Common Seal. To assist in the carrying out of any matter for the time being undertaken by the Conveyancing Section and in particular Part 1 claims under the Land Compensation Act 1973 and Land Registry 816 Notices
• To assist the Principal Conveyancer with procedural matters relating to Commons and Village Greens
• To contribute to the implementation and development of appropriate policies, systems and practices relevant to the Section as may be required.
• To take all reasonable steps to ensure where appropriate confidentiality.
• To bring to the attention of the Principal Solicitor any matter of which the Monitoring Officer ought to be aware.
• To assist with office cover until 5pm Mondays -Thursdays and until 4:30pm on Fridays on a rota basis.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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