Senior Lawyer – Planning

TBC; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced planning lawyer to join their team in North London. This permanent role involves advising the council on a range of planning, environmental, and highways issues while providing line management to junior staff. The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor or barrister with previous UK local government experience. With a hybrid working model of 2-3 days in the office, this position offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a significant impact in local governance. If you are ready to take on a senior role and guide the council through complex legal matters, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive required.
• Previous UK local government experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Advise the council on planning, environment, and highways matters.
• Manage a caseload of planning matters in a local government environment.

Skills

Planning Law

Environmental Law

Regeneration Law

Highways Law

Tribunal Representation

Line Management

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Barrister

Chartered Legal Executive

Job description

LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority based in North London, for an experienced planning lawyer on a permanent basis.

You will advise the council, its cabinet and committee members on a broad range of planning, environment, regeneration, and highways matters. This is a senior lawyer role and will include line management responsibility of up to 2 FTE members of staff. The role reports into the chief lawyer.

Previous UK local government experience is an essential requirement.

To apply you will be:

1. An England and Wales qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive
2. Able to demonstrate previous experience handling a caseload of planning matters in a local government environment
3. Able to advise and represent the council at tribunal, if required, and be able to deputise in the absence of the chief lawyer
4. Able to line manage two junior members of staff
5. Able to attend the office in North London on a hybrid basis of 2-3 days per week

The salary for this role is £59,739 per annum.

For more information and/or to apply, please begin by sending your CV to Louise at LAW Absolute: [e-mail]