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Senior Lawyer – Planning
Law Absolute Limited
London
Hybrid
GBP 60,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking an experienced planning lawyer to join their team in North London. This exciting opportunity involves advising the council on a range of planning, environment, and highways issues while also taking on line management responsibilities. The role requires a qualified solicitor or barrister with previous local government experience, ensuring effective representation at tribunal when necessary. With a hybrid working model and a competitive salary, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in local governance. If you are passionate about planning law and ready to take on a senior role, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Qualifications
- Qualified solicitor or barrister with experience in planning law.
- Ability to manage a caseload in a local government setting.
Responsibilities
- Advise the council on planning, environment, and regeneration matters.
- Line manage junior staff and represent the council at tribunal.
Skills
Education
Job description
LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority based in North London, for an experienced planning lawyer on a permanent basis.
You will advise the council, its cabinet and committee members on a broad range of planning, environment, regeneration, and highways matters. This is a senior lawyer role and will include line management responsibility of up to 2 FTE members of staff. The role reports into the chief lawyer.
Previous UK local government experience is an essential requirement.
To apply you will be:
- An England and Wales qualified solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive.
- Able to demonstrate previous experience handling a caseload of planning matters in a local government environment.
- Able to advise and represent the council at tribunal, if required, and be able to deputise in the absence of the chief lawyer.
- Able to line manage two junior members of staff.
- Able to attend the office in North London on a hybrid basis of 2-3 days per week.
The salary for this role is £59,739 per annum.
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