Planning Solicitor

JMC Legal Recruitment; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a skilled Planning Lawyer in Cardiff, offering a chance to work on significant planning matters with a supportive team. This role involves providing strategic advice, drafting complex agreements, and managing your own caseload while collaborating with senior colleagues. The firm is known for its diverse client base and offers a hybrid working environment, competitive salary, and clear progression opportunities. If you're looking for a dynamic role that combines flexibility and professional growth, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits package

Supportive team environment

Clear progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice in England and Wales with 3+ years PQE.
• Extensive experience in planning and highways law.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice on securing planning permissions and drafting agreements.
• Manage your own caseload and participate in business development.

Skills

Planning Law

Highways Law

Drafting s.106 Agreements

Planning Due Diligence

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Qualified to practice in England and Wales

3+ years PQE

Job description

Exciting Planning Lawyer Opportunity (3+ PQE) - Cardiff

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Planning Solicitor with 3+ years PQE to join a national team based in Cardiff. This firm is highly regarded for its work with a diverse client base, including residential and mixed-use developers, leading retailers, corporate occupiers, charities, investors, NHS, local authorities, and government bodies.

As a Planning Lawyer, you will provide strategic and tactical advice on securing planning permissions, drafting and negotiating statutory agreements, and undertaking due diligence related to planning aspects of real estate, funding, and corporate transactions. You will be involved in advising on special protection areas, Assets of Community Value, and Village Greens, auditing planning application documents, committee reports, and assisting with risk management, appeals, judicial reviews, and enforcement. Your role will also include highways advice, and a solid understanding of EIA, CIL, and GLA planning will be essential.

This role offers the opportunity to build and manage your own caseload while working closely with senior colleagues on a wide range of development-related matters. You'll be encouraged to participate in business development and marketing activities, with support in developing your network both internally and externally.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Qualified to practice in England and Wales with a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Extensive experience in planning and highways law.
• Proven experience in drafting complex s.106 Agreements, highway agreements, land development agreements, and planning due diligence reports.
• Experience in planning-led regeneration projects, planning judicial reviews, conducting planning appeals, and presenting at planning committees.
• Strong technical expertise and analytical skills.
• A track record of successful practice development and excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal matters to clients without a legal background.

What's on Offer:

• Hybrid working with flexibility to work from the Cardiff office 2-3 days a week.
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
• Opportunity to develop your own caseload with a wide variety of work.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment with the chance to work alongside senior members of the firm on high-profile projects.
• Clear progression opportunities in a growing team.

If you're an ambitious Planning Solicitor seeking a dynamic role in Cardiff with a firm that offers both flexibility and a chance to work on significant planning matters, this is an exciting opportunity for you. Apply now for immediate consideration!