Solicitor/Lawyer - Highways & Planning - £60ph - Remote

HCL Workforce Solutions Ltd; City Of London; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal services provider in London seeks an Experienced Planning Lawyer to offer high-quality legal advice and services. The role involves drafting legal documents, negotiation, and providing training to council members. Candidates should possess a current Practising Certificate and ideally have local authority experience, demonstrating strong communication and drafting skills. This position plays a vital role in ensuring legal compliance within the Council.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate skills in litigation, advocacy, and planning.
• Experience in local authority settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality legal advice to the Council.
• Undertake negotiations to protect Council objectives.
• Provide training and advice to Council Members.

Skills

Concise communication skills

Negotiation skills

Excellent drafting skills

Ability to communicate with various stakeholders

Education

Current Practising Certificate

Job description

Overview

Experienced Planning Lawyer. Current Practising Certificate. Ideally with Local Authority experience. Drafting Planning Agreements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality legal advice and services to Directorates and Corporate Services including, where appropriate, drafting documents and legal agreements, to ensure that policy is formulated, and operational decisions are taken on a sound legal basis.
• Undertake negotiations to protect and further the objectives of the Council, and, where necessary, undertake litigation and advocacy in the courts, tribunals, Statutory appeals and inquiries.
• Participate in project teams to ensure the achievement of the Council's objectives and the delivery of high-quality legal advice and services to client Services, Departments and, where appropriate, contractors.
• Provide legal and procedural advice to Members and training to Members and client Services, Departments and, where appropriate, contractors to ensure that policy and operational decisions are taken in the most beneficial and effective manner.
• Any other duties as may be deemed necessary to carry out the full remit of the role.

Qualifications & Experience

• Current Practising Certificate
• Ideally with Local Authority experience
• Needed: Demonstrate concise and assertive communication skills and negotiation skills, both oral and written, excellent drafting skills, including ability to communicate with people at all levels including management, officers, councillors, members of the public and court officers.
• Experience of Criminal Litigation/Civil Litigation/Advocacy/Planning/Environment and Highways/Adult Social Care/Children Social Care/Education as required by role.
• Experience working within a legal practice/in house legal department
• Identify, research and anticipate the effects on service provision of new developments in the law to ensure that clients can adopt best practice in the delivery of timely and responsive services.
• Any other duties as may be deemed necessary to carry out the full remit of the role.