Senior Planning Lawyer

ZipRecruiter; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector law firm is seeking a Senior Planning Lawyer to manage complex planning and highways matters, providing legal advice to public sector clients. With a salary range of £50,790 - £58,168, this hybrid role requires office presence only twice a week and offers a supportive work environment with benefits like generous holiday allowance and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working hours

26 days holiday, plus public holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor/Lawyer with expertise in planning law.
• Experience in large-scale planning and development projects.
• Ability to advise on complex transactions.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on complex planning matters.
• Manage a varied caseload of planning and highways issues.
• Attend committees to discuss planning proposals.

Skills

Planning law expertise

Legal advice on planning

Judicial Review experience

Section 106 agreements

Education

Qualified Solicitor/Lawyer in England or Wales

10 years + PQE

Job description

Overview

Senior Planning Lawyer

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

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

Status: 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 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

How to apply for the Senior Planning Lawyer role

For more information or a confidential chat on the role or organisation, please contact Natalie Ferguson in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office, or alternatively, please apply within to be considered for this fantastic opportunity.

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.