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Specialist planning lawyer

Stevenage
Permanent
Venn
Planning lawyer
€76,165 a year
Posted: 30 December
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Specialist Planning Lawyer

£72,268 - £80,062

A public sector legal service is seeking an experienced Specialist Planning Lawyer to join at Principal level, leading a small, established planning and environment team.

This is a senior, hands‑on role with a strong focus on complex planning casework, alongside light‑touch management. It will suit a specialist who enjoys advising at committee level, building trusted client relationships and leading by example.


The role

* Manage a complex and often high‑profile planning caseload
* Advise on planning law, highways matters and associated agreements
* Attend and advise Planning Committees and senior officers
* Lead a team of around seven lawyers, supported by a paralegal
* Improve client care through responsive, constructive advice and clearer work allocation
* Balance casework and management, moving from an initial 60 / 40 split to around 80 / 20


About you

* Qualified solicitor, barrister or legal executive
* Extensive experience in local authority planning law
* Strong background in highways work and committee attendance
* Previous experience supervising or managing lawyers
* Pragmatic, organised and confident in politically sensitive environments
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