Locum Senior Planning Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable London council is seeking an experienced Senior Planning Lawyer for a locum contract for an initial 3 months, with potential for extension. This role offers flexibility, requiring attendance at the office twice a week. Ideal candidates will have a strong legal background and relevant experience in planning law.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive pay rate

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning law and local authority work preferred.
• Strong understanding of sections 106 and 278.
• Ability to handle a caseload autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload including planning advice, highways agreements, and enforcement.
• Attend planning committee sessions.
• Collaborate with the council effectively.

Skills

Planning advice

Legal experience

Local authority experience

Handling highways agreements

Education

Qualified legal professional

Job description

Sellick Partnership would love to hear from Senior Planning Lawyers who are interested in taking up a locum assignment for a reputable London council.

This is a locum contract for an initial 3 months with the view to extend. The post holder will need to attend the offices in South London ideally twice per week, but there is flexibility around this.

The council based in South London are looking for an experienced Senior Planning Lawyer to handle a caseload including:

• Section 106s
• Providing planning advice
• Section 278s
• Highways agreements and advice
• Enforcement
• Attending planning committee (once every other month)

The successful Planning Lawyer will be a qualified legal professional with relevant legal experience. Ideally they will have local authority experience but this is not an essential requirement.

The council are looking for someone to join them on a full time basis but they can be flexible based upon the Planning Lawyer's availability.

This is a great opportunity offering an excellent and competitive pay rate, interesting work, and a friendly team.

If interested please get in touch with Rayhaneh Tehrani in our Manchester office to discuss.

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