Senior Planning Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public sector recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Planning Lawyer to manage a varied caseload of complex legal matters. This hybrid role requires a qualified Solicitor/Lawyer with at least 10 years of experience in planning law, including section 106 agreements and large-scale development projects. The successful applicant will join a supportive team, offering a competitive salary and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working hours

Generous holiday allowance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor/Lawyer in England or Wales with 10+ years PQE.
• Legal expertise in either residential or minerals and waste planning.
• Experience advising large-scale planning and development projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide general planning advice and handle planning enforcement.
• Attend committees and manage judicial reviews.
• Advise on complex planning transactions.

Skills

Qualified Solicitor/Lawyer

Legal expertise in planning law

Experience with section 106 agreements

Complex transaction handling

Job description

Senior Planning Lawyer

Salary: £50,790 - £58,168 per annum (Dependent on experience)

Location: Hybrid working - offices located across the East of England

Permanent | Full-time

Overview of the Senior Planning Lawyer role:

Sellick Partnership is excited to be partnered with one of our highly regarded public sector clients to recruit a Senior Planning Lawyer to manage a varied caseload of complex planning and highways matters.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Solicitor/Lawyer to join a supportive and welcoming team. The successful Senior Planning Lawyer will provide complex legal advice to a range of public sector and not for profit clients within the areas of planning, development and highways matters.

This is a hybrid working role with office presence required twice a week. Offices are located across the East of England with flexibility as to which office you would be preferred to be based.

Main accountabilities of the Senior Planning Lawyer role:

• General planning advice
• Section 106 agreements
• Planning enforcement
• Minerals and waste planning
• Development work
• Judicial Review
• Attendance at committees

Key requirements for the Senior Planning Lawyer role:

• Applicants are required to be a qualified Solicitor/Lawyer in England or Wales OR a member of the BAR, having completed pupillage with 10 years + PQE
• Applicants will also have legal expertise within planning law (either residential or minerals and waste), development and/or highways-related work.
• Experience of advising on large-scale planning and development projects, including section 106 agreements
• Experience of conducting complex transactions involving residential or minerals and waste planning, development and/or highways related matters

Benefits that come with the Senior Planning Lawyer role:

• £50,790 - £58,168 per annum (Dependent on experience)
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Hybrid working - office presence required just twice per week.
• Flexible working including flexi hours to suit your work-life balance.
• Family friendly policies to include maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements.
• Generous holiday allowance of 26 days, rising on 5 and 10 years' service (plus public holidays) - with the option to purchase more.
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.