Senior Highways and Planning Lawyer (In-house)

Michael Page (UK); England; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Lawyer to join their Highways and Planning legal team. You will be involved in negotiating agreements, advising on legislative matters, and managing key litigation processes. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from £61,784 to £67,859, generous leave options, and hybrid work opportunities.

Benefits

26 days' holiday, increasing with service

Option to buy additional leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Lifestyle discounts

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to practise in England and Wales with a current practicing certificate.
• Recent legal experience in highways and planning law required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct highways and planning agreements.
• Advise on high profile legal matters and solutions.
• Draft and service highways notices.

Skills

Negotiating highways and planning agreements

Providing solutions focused advice

Drafting briefs to Counsel

Knowledge of highways and planning law

Managing planning enforcement

Education

Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of CILEX

Job description

About Our Client

Our Client is a County Council with numerous offices commutable from London.

Job Description

As a Senior Lawyer within the Highways and Planning legal team, you will conduct a number of highways and planning agreements, countryside and highways enforcement and mineral planning advice, working in a committed and positive way, sometimes to tight deadlines. Other work includes advising on general highways and planning issues, local government matters and have conduct of any related appeals / litigation.

The person appointed to this post will:

• have conduct of a number of highways and planning agreements
• advise clients on highways and countryside laws regulations and enforcement options some high profile, securing significant benefits for local residents
• advise on general highways and planning issues, planning enforcement, local government law, Commons, Village Greens, Public Rights of Way, drainage and flooding, and have conduct of any related litigation
• advise Members, particularly Members of the County's Planning and Regulatory Committee
• deputise for the Principal Lawyer as required. The work is fast-paced and key to the delivery of the Council's strategic goals.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will be a Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of CILEX, eligible to practise in England and Wales with a current practicing certificate issued by the relevant regulatory authority. They will be able to demonstrate recent legal experience in the relevant areas of highways and planning law, including:

• Negotiating highways and planning agreements;
• Providing solutions focussed advice on a range of planning and highways matters
• Drafting briefs to Counsel;
• Drafting and servicing highways notices and TROs and advising on DMMOs;
• Involvement in s78 TCPA 1990 appeals and drafting of related s106 agreements;

This role requires a candidate to attend the Council's offices 2 days per week, with the rest of the week working from home.

What's on Offer

The package on offer for this role is:

• Salary: £61,784 - £67,859
• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• 2 paid volunteering days per year

If you would like to find out more about this position, apply to this advert.