Planning Senior Associate or Managing Associate

Freeths LLP; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee awards

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive rewards and benefits

Job summary

A leading law firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a proactive Senior Associate or Managing Associate to join its Planning and Environment Group. This role entails providing legal advice on planning law, including Section 106 agreements and contentious legal matters. The ideal candidate should possess 3-8 years PQE and have experience with large regeneration schemes. The firm fosters a supportive environment and rewards excellence, offering exciting opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in advising on planning and highways law.
• Ability to handle due diligence for property transactions.
• Familiarity with Judicial Reviews and court challenges.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support on planning processes and development projects.
• Advise on Section 106 agreements and statutory agreements.
• Participate in contentious planning work, including hearings.

Skills

Section 106 agreements

Highways law

Contentious planning work

Due diligence

Planning inquiries/hearings

Education

Qualified Solicitor (ideally 3-8 years PQE)

Job description

Planning Senior Associate or Managing Associate page is loaded## Planning Senior Associate or Managing Associatelocations: Leeds: Sheffield: Leicester: Nottingham: Bristolposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR101166**Planning Senior Associate or Managing Associate – Leeds (all offices)****The Team**Freeths LLP Planning and Environment Group is a truly multi-disciplinary team of 42 professionals comprising planning lawyers, environmental lawyers, advocates and planning consultants operating across all development sectors. The Group is recognised for its depth of knowledge, breadth of experience and for providing clear, pragmatic and commercial advice and support in navigating the planning process – from the inception of a proposal through to delivery – in order to secure the optimal outcome for our fantastic clients.Identified in the Planning Law Survey as one of the fastest growing planning teams over two consecutive years and ranked as 10th largest in the country we wish to recruit a qualified Senior Associate Planning Solicitor to work ideally in our Leeds office (all offices considered) (ideally 3-8 years PQE) to support growth across the wider group which operates nationally. The team offers a supportive and flexible working environment with exciting work opportunities across many development sectors.**The Role**We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate planning lawyer to join our friendly, supportive and ambitious team.The ideal candidate will have experience of Section 106 agreements, highways and other statutory agreements, advising on planning, highways and associated law, due diligence for property and corporate transactions and contentious planning work, such as Planning Inquiries/hearings and Court challenges/Judicial Reviews. Experience on large regeneration schemes would be particularly desirable# # **Smart. Bold. Together. We Are Freeths.****Become part of the team at Freeths.****View some of our recent highlights on our website** **.****2. Think Recognition:** Sharing success matters to us. We love to showcase excellent work across the firm and celebrate our people through our employee awards. We recognise our teams work hard together to deliver the best solutions for our clients. That’s why great work is well rewarded - our rewards and benefits are among the best in the business.We are committed to sourcing candidates directly where possible. For particular roles, we may work with preferred suppliers who will be invited by our resourcing team to support us. We may also agree to accept CVs from other suppliers on an ad hoc basis (to be agreed in writing). We will not be responsible for fees in relation to CVs or profiles submitted directly to our partners or other employees or for any applications not submitted via our portal. Agencies should contact our recruitment team before submitting unsolicited applications.