Senior Legal Officer

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Beverley; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Beverley is seeking a full-time Senior Legal Officer to join their Litigation & Regulatory Services Team. The ideal candidate will be a solicitor, barrister, or legal executive with significant experience in planning law. Responsibilities include managing a varied caseload and contributing effectively to a team in a busy agile environment. Benefits include joining the Local Government Pension Scheme and a blend of office and remote working options.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Blend of office and remote working

Qualifications

• Significant experience in planning law or related fields.
• Knowledge of planning law including enforcement and section 106 agreements.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload.

Responsibilities

• Join the Litigation & Regulatory Services Team as a Senior Legal Officer.
• Handle a varied caseload in planning law.
• Work in a collaborative team environment.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Pro-active approach

Organized

Ability to work in a busy environment

Education

Solicitor, barrister or legal executive qualification

Job description

The job itself

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has an exciting opportunity to appoint a full-time permanent Senior Legal Officer to join as a planning lawyer within the Litigation & Regulatory Services Team.

The successful candidate must be a team player with a pro-active and can-do approach, have excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively at all levels across the council including with elected members, senior leadsership team and other stakeholders.

We are seeking a solicitor, barrister or legal executive with relevant practice rights who will enjoy a varied caseload in all areas of plannng law ranging from household and agricultural development, to large commercial or housing developments. You will have the opportunity to work alongside a large and award winning planning team, dealing with quality work in planning enforcement, drafting and negotiating section 106 agreements and being involved in appeals and public inquiries.

Ideally you will have significant experience together with a sound knowledge of planning law. Applications are invited from individuals with experience of either commercial, property, civil or local government law who are looking for a move into the field of planning law in an exciting and changing landscape.

You must be organised, enthusiastic and willing to contribute effectively to a team working in a busy agile environment.

Benefits include the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme together with a blend of office and remote working.