Locum Senior Planning Lawyer

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable London council is seeking a Senior Planning Lawyer for a locum role. This position involves managing a caseload related to planning law and offers flexible working arrangements. Candidates should be qualified legal professionals with relevant experience, ideally within local authorities.

Benefits

Competitive pay rate

Interesting work

Friendly team

Qualifications

• Experience in handling Section 106s and Section 278s.
• Local authority experience preferred but not essential.
• Flexible working arrangements available.

Responsibilities

• Handle a caseload including Section 106s, planning advice, and enforcement.
• Attend planning committee meetings every other month.
• Work full time with flexibility based on availability.

Skills

Planning advice

Enforcement

Education

Qualified legal professional

Job description

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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