Planning & Highways Lawyer

Essential Employment; Oxford; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Planning and Highways Lawyer to support council-related planning and highway matters near Oxford. The role is advertised as full-time hours on a temporary basis with a pay rate of £50 per hour.

The successful candidate will draft and negotiate critical agreements, advise on planning applications, and liaise with committees and external counsel as needed. You will manage a diverse caseload, stay updated on evolving planning and highways law, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Experience providing planning and highways advice to local government.
• Drafting and negotiating Section 106 and related highway agreements.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on planning, highways, regeneration, compulsory purchase, and local government matters.
• Draft, negotiate, and complete Section 106 Agreements, Highway Agreements, Deeds, Licences, and other legal documentation.
• Advise on planning applications, planning appeals, enforcement matters, and judicial review proceedings.
• Support the Council’s planning and highways functions by providing pragmatic and solution-focused legal advice.
• Attend and advise committees, member meetings, public inquiries, hearings, and officer meetings as required.
• Manage a varied caseload of complex planning and highways matters with minimal supervision.
• Instruct and manage external counsel where necessary.
• Keep up to date with legislative and regulatory developments affecting planning and highways law.
• Work collaboratively with planning officers, highway engineers, property teams, and other stakeholders to facilitate development and infrastructure projects.
• Ensure all legal work is delivered in accordance with professional standards, policies, and performance targets.

Job description

Planning and Highways Lawyer needed to work around Oxford Paying £50 per hr ref 476780

Full time hours on a temporarybasis

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on planning, highways, regeneration, compulsory purchase, and local government matters.
• Draft, negotiate, and complete Section 106 Agreements, Highway Agreements, Deeds, Licences, and other legal documentation.
• Advise on planning applications, planning appeals, enforcement matters, and judicial review proceedings.
• Support the Council’s planning and highways functions by providing pragmatic and solution-focused legal advice.
• Attend and advise committees, member meetings, public inquiries, hearings, and officer meetings as required.
• Manage a varied caseload of complex planning and highways matters with minimal supervision.
• Instruct and manage external counsel where necessary.
• Keep up to date with legislative and regulatory developments affecting planning and highways law.
• Work collaboratively with planning officers, highway engineers, property teams, and other stakeholders to facilitate development and infrastructure projects.
• Ensure all legal work is delivered in accordance with professional standards, policies, and performance targets.

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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