Planning and Highways Solicitor

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

Client Details

Our client is a large public sector organisation with a substantial in house legal team supporting a broad range of services including planning, housing, safeguarding, property, employment and commercial matters.

The legal team plays a key role in significant regeneration programmes and infrastructure projects across the region. Lawyers enjoy a diverse caseload, strong stakeholder exposure and the opportunity to see projects through from instruction to completion.

Description

The Planning and Highways Solicitor will be:

• 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.

Profile

The Planning and Highways Solicitor should be:

• A solicitor or equivalent lawyer with strong planning, highways or related public law experience.
• Experienced in 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.

Job Offer

Salary of £53,051 to £58,358 plus a £3,000 market supplement, providing total earnings of up to £61,358.

Hybrid working with a small number of office days each month and the remainder working from home.

Benefits include the Local Government Pension Scheme, 28 days annual leave rising to 33 days after five years, practising certificate fees paid, enhanced family leave, health and wellbeing support, funded development opportunities and long term career progression within a large public sector employer.