Senior Land Use & Zoning Attorney — Build Your Practice

10x Recruitment; West Palm Beach (FL); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 320 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

West Palm Beach boutique law firm seeks a Senior Attorney to build and lead a land use and zoning practice from the ground up. You will own the practice, shape market positioning, and grow a client base with access to policymakers.

The role requires Florida bar admission, deep land use expertise, and a proven ability to navigate public hearings and complex regulatory matters. Senior leadership will oversee a growing team with a focus on strategic growth.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in Florida land use, zoning, and entitlements.
• A track record of taking applications through the full approval process.
• Comfort operating in public, political, and community-facing settings.
• Self-direction to build something from a standing start.
• Portable book of business is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Build and lead the firm's land use and zoning practice from the ground up — strategy, service offering, staffing, and growth.
• Represent developers, property owners, and institutional clients through the entitlement process: rezonings, comprehensive plan amendments, variances, special exceptions, conditional uses, site plan approvals, plats, and development orders.
• Advocate before municipal and county boards — planning and zoning commissions, city and county commissions, boards of adjustment, and administrative hearings.
• Draft and negotiate development agreements, restrictive covenants, easements, and related instruments.
• Advise on comprehensive plan and land development regulation amendments, concurrency, vested rights, and impact fees.
• Counsel clients on environmental, permitting, and regulatory matters intersecting with development.
• Handle land use disputes and appeals, including certiorari review and Bert Harris Act claims.
• Work directly with the Managing Partner on business development and the public positioning of the practice.
• Supervise the practice's paralegal and any attorneys added as the group grows.

Connaissances

Land use law

Zoning

Entitlements

Public speaking

Relationship building

Business development

Team leadership

Formation

Florida Bar in good standing

Description du poste

West Palm Beach boutique law firm seeks a Senior Attorney to build and lead a land use and zoning practice from the ground up. You will own the practice, shape market positioning, and grow a client base with access to policymakers.

The role requires Florida bar admission, deep land use expertise, and a proven ability to navigate public hearings and complex regulatory matters. Senior leadership will oversee a growing team with a focus on strategic growth.