Senior Planning Solicitor

Harvey John; Haywards Heath; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local council is looking for a Senior Planning Solicitor in Haywards Heath. This mid-senior level role involves advising on planning law, managing a team, and making impactful contributions to local community projects while enjoying a flexible, healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

32+ days of annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Local government pension with 17% contributions

Full occupational health support

Access to social change projects

Qualifications

• Experience in planning law and non-contentious matters required.
• Ability to manage a team of two solicitors or legal assistants.
• Strong understanding of planning legislation and community impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning law advice, and manage a team while attending council meetings.
• Draft and serve various planning notices, orders, and Section 106 agreements.

Skills

Knowledge of SAMM and SANG contributions

Planning law advice

Team management

Education

Qualified Solicitor/Legal Professional

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Location: Haywards Heath (flexibly hybrid)

Are you looking for a change of pace that will provide you with the true work-life balance you've been longing for, paired with a newfound sense of contribution towards the local community?

This district council is searching for a Senior Planning Solicitor to integrate into their Haywards Heath-based legal team. Join them in their pursuit of building a collaborative and capable legal offering, flexing your confidence as the line manager of two team members while independently providing planning law advice for primarily non-contentious matters.

This role provides an opportunity to take real pride in your work as you effect positive change on your doorstep. Additionally, this change of pace does not mean less exciting work; this is one of the top areas for expansion and regeneration in the entire country, meaning that there's a steady stream of work for you to sink your teeth into.

In addition to a healthy flux of work and the gratuity of contributing towards social change, you will also receive a range of benefits, including:

• 32+ days of annual leave per year, plus 'flexi-time' permitting further leave
• A generous local government pension, with current employer contributions of 17%
• Full occupational health support
• Flexible working; full or part-time, office-based or hybrid with in-person meetings.

As well as attending council planning meetings and providing ad hoc advice to local councillors, you will conduct the full spectrum of planning matters, consisting of enforcement notices and the drafting and service of various orders and deeds, in addition to Section 106 agreements. Knowledge of SAMM and SANG contributions is preferable, as is a desire to remain informed on planning legislation developments.

In the words of their most recent hire, it's time to consider the 'hours and hours of your life that you get back' by leaving behind the stress of billable hour targets and opting for a more fulfilling career path.

Interested in this planning solicitor job but unsure if this style of in-house work is for you?

If you share this team's passion for contributing to their community and want a role that empowers a healthy work-life balance, please get in touch.

The Council is committed to diversity through a set of equality objectives and believes its workforce should reflect the wider community. Please get in touch if you have any questions concerning reasonable adjustments or diversity practices.

Contact Hayley Rose or Chloë at Harvey John for more information about this Planning Solicitor job in Haywards Heath.

Harvey John recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The salary bracket advertised is FTE, for guidance only, and was set by the agency.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice and Legal Services

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