Planning Lawyer

Leicester City Council; Leicester Forest East; Hybrid; GBP 52.000 - 68.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Discounts on city buses and trains

Training and development opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Leicester City Council is looking for a Qualified Lawyer with planning law experience to advise on planning matters and support governance. The role reports to the Principal Lawyer and collaborates with multiple teams and external partners.

The position offers flexible hybrid working within a friendly legal team. The successful candidate will provide specialist planning law advice, attend Planning Committees, and may deputise for the Principal Lawyer while supporting junior members and handling

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of Planning Law and practice.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage external relationships.
• Good communication, pragmatic and proactive client-focused service.

Aufgaben

• Provide high-quality legal services on planning law.
• Advise and support planning functions and governance.
• Attend Planning Committees and work with the Planning Department.
• Deputise for Principal Lawyer and mentor junior colleagues.

Kenntnisse

Planning Law knowledge

Legal advisory

Committee work

Ausbildung

Qualified Lawyer

Jobbeschreibung

A welcome payment of £5000 may be offered to a suitable candidate with appropriate experience. (This will be paid following a successful 6 month probation period)

Are you a Qualified Lawyer who has experience in providing advice on planning matters?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Qualified Lawyer to join our service. Working within a friendly and supportive team, you’ll report directly to the Principal Lawyer and work collaboratively with other lawyers and external stakeholders. We offer flexible hybrid working with dedicated legal support, promoting a healthy work life balance. This is your chance to make a difference and join a professional and committed team of lawyers.

As a Qualified Lawyer with experience in Planning Law, you’ll confidently and competently advise and support the planning functions of the Council, including the governance around the planning function and decision making, occasionally providing legal advice to the Council as developer. At Senior Lawyer level, you will also deputise for the Principal Lawyer and support junior members of the team with their development and training. Dealing primarily with cases within your area of specialism you’ll develop your own skills and experience whilst working closely with other legal teams and areas.

This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours a week from Monday to Friday.

This is a career graded post (Grades 9-11). Appointment to a level will depend on the outcome of the selection process and experience of the successful candidate. Dependent on availability of work/vacancy at a higher level, progress will be by satisfactory performance, agreed at annual Appraisals and through on-going supervision.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll provide secure high-quality legal services, advise on all aspects of planning law and work closely with the Council’s Planning Department to support the Council’s functions. You’ll routinely attend and advise at Planning Committees. Using your expertise, you’ll provide solutions focused advice and support to the Council and other public bodies.

What you’ll need

As a skilled lawyer, you’ll have knowledge of Planning Law and practice. With the ability to work as part of a team, you’ll ensure the provision of quality, client focussed and cost-effective legal services. Using strong communication skills, you’ll build and manage external relationships with clients carrying through assigned tasks and matters to conclusion. Pragmatic in your advice, talented, and proactive, you’ll work effectively with client departments to find solutions.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.

For a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Zoe Iliffe, Principal Lawyer (Property, Highways & Planning) at [e-mail] or on 0116 454 2180 or Kevin Carter, Head of Law (Commercial, Property & Planning) at [e-mail] or on 0116 454 4197