Strategic Planning & Highways Lawyer – Local Government

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent holiday allowance

Generous local government pension

Hybrid working

Reward Gateway access

Job summary

Sellick Partnership are recruiting a Planning & Highways Solicitor/Barrister to join a local authority legal team in the Gloucestershire region. The successful lawyer will provide high-quality, proactive and pragmatic legal advice across a varied and challenging caseload.

You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of planning and highways matters, collaborate with experienced professionals across the organisation and play a key role in delivering high-quality legal services.

Qualifications

• You will be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister with substantial post-qualification experience and significant expertise in planning and highways law.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess complex and high-risk issues and provide clear, robust and practical advice.

Responsibilities

• Advising on planning applications, planning enforcement and highway matters.
• Providing legal advice to planning committees, panels and officers.
• Advising elected members and officers on complex planning and enforcement issues.
• Drafting, advising on and negotiating a wide range of legal agreements.
• Supporting the development and review of planning-related policies and documents.
• Working closely with counsel and planning officers to prepare for complex public inquiries.

Skills

Planning & highways law

Analytical skills

Communication with non-legal staff

Resilience

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Barrister

Job description

Sellick Partnership are recruiting a Planning & Highways Solicitor/Barrister to join a local authority legal team in the Gloucestershire region. The successful lawyer will provide high-quality, proactive and pragmatic legal advice across a varied and challenging caseload.

You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of planning and highways matters, collaborate with experienced professionals across the organisation and play a key role in delivering high-quality legal services.