Senior Planning Lawyer

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency is seeking an interim planning solicitor for a District Council in the South East of England on a 6-month contract. The role involves providing planning support, attending planning committees twice a month, and supervising junior staff. Candidates should have experience in a local authority and with complex planning matters. The position offers flexibility to work fully remote, except for the required committee attendance.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a local authority setting.
• Extensive experience with complex s106s, reports, appeals, and enforcement.
• Willing and able to supervise more junior staff.
• Ability to attend two planning committees in person each month.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning solicitor support within the local authority setting, handling planning matters.
• Attend two planning committees in person each month.
• Supervise more junior members of staff as required.

Job description

Overview

Vivid Resourcing are currently working with a District Council based in the South East of England whose expanding legal team are seeking to hire an interim planning solicitor on a 6 month rolling contract.

Candidates must be available to start on full-time hours and be able to attend two planning committees each month; aside from that, the position can be offered as fully remote.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning solicitor support within the local authority setting, handling planning matters including complex s106s, reports, appeals, and enforcement.
• Attend two planning committees in person each month.
• Supervise more junior members of staff as required.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a local authority setting.
• Extensive experience with complex s106s, reports, appeals, and enforcement.
• Willing and able to supervise more junior staff.
• Ability to attend two planning committees in person each month.

How to apply

If this position is of interest to yourself (or someone you know) then contact David Harrop by phone on (phone number removed), or reach out to me on LinkedIn.

Equality and inclusion

Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.