Senior Lawyer - Planning

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; 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 and environmental matters while also managing junior staff. The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive with a proven track record in local government. With a hybrid working model of 2-3 days in the office, this position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the community. If you are passionate about planning law and looking for a rewarding challenge, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or barrister with experience in local government planning matters.
• Ability to advise and represent the council at tribunal.

Responsibilities

• Advise the council on planning, environment, and highways matters.
• Manage a team of two junior staff members.

Skills

Planning Law

Environmental Law

Regeneration Law

Highways Law

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.

Minimum Requirements:

• An England and Wales qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive.
• Demonstrated previous experience handling a caseload of planning matters in a local government environment.
• Able to advise and represent the council at tribunal, if required, and be able to deputise in the absence of the chief lawyer.
• Able to line manage two junior members of staff.
• 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: [emailprotected]

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