Senior Planning Lawyer

LAW Absolute; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency is seeking a senior planning lawyer for a temporary role in Cambridgeshire. The lawyer will provide legal advice on planning, development, and highways issues, and represent public sector clients during negotiations. The position offers a hybrid working model and a salary of £50-£60/hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in handling a caseload of planning, development, and highways matters.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model, attending the office in Cambridgeshire.
• Available on no more than a 4-week notice period.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional legal advice on planning, development, and highways matters.
• Represent clients in negotiations and ensure compliance with obligations.

Skills

Legal advice on planning matters

Negotiation skills

Knowledge of highways law

Education

Qualified solicitor, barrister, or CILEX chartered legal executive

Job description

Overview

LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority Shared Service based in Cambridgeshire for a senior planning lawyer to join them on a temporary basis (which has potential to become permanent).

You will provide a range of public sector clients with professional legal advice on planning, large scale development, and highways matters. This includes representing clients in negotiations and ensuring compliance with statutory duties and obligations.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional legal advice on planning, development and highways matters to public sector clients.
• Represent clients in negotiations and ensure compliance with statutory duties and obligations.

Qualifications

• An England and Wales qualified solicitor, barrister, or CILEX chartered legal executive
• Able to demonstrate previous experience of handling a caseload of planning, development and highways matters
• Able to attend the office in Cambridgeshire on a hybrid basis of 2 days per week
• Available on no more than a 4-week notice period

Compensation

The salary for this role is £50-£60/hour umbrella (PAYE equivalent is available if preferred), depending on experience.

How to apply

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

Notes

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.