🚨 LOCUM OPPORTUNITY | PLANNING LAW 🚨
Senior Legal Officer – Planning (Locum)
📍 South Yorkshire | Hybrid
💷 £50 – £55 per hour
📆 Interim contract until April 2026
CRA Consulting is working with a well-established South Yorkshire local authority to recruit an experienced Senior Legal Officer (Planning) on a long-term locum basis.
This is a senior, hands-on role offering exposure to complex planning and highways work, ideal for an experienced local government lawyer looking for stability, autonomy, and a strong day rate.
🔹 The Opportunity
Reporting into the Head of Litigation & Regulatory Services, you’ll provide high-level legal advice across planning-related matters, supporting officers and elected members across the authority.
The role blends advisory work, drafting, advocacy, and leadership, making it well-suited to a confident Planning Solicitor, Barrister, or Legal Executive.
🔹 What you’ll be doing
✔ Advising on Town & Country Planning, Highway Law (including footpaths), and Compulsory Purchase
✔ Drafting Section 106 agreements, enforcement notices, planning injunctions, reports, and court documents
✔ Conducting advocacy before Courts, Tribunals, Inquiries, and Panels
✔ Deputising for senior legal colleagues where required
✔ Delivering training to legal teams, officers, partners, and elected members
✔ Managing matters in line with internal policies and case management systems
🔹 What they’re looking for
✔ Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, or Fellow of CILEX with a current practising certificate
✔ Strong Planning Law experience within a local authority environment
✔ Proven advocacy capability
✔ Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
✔ Solid understanding of the local government legislative framework
✔ A pragmatic, value-driven public sector approach
🔹 What’s on offer
💷 £50 – £55 per hour
✔ Long-term locum contract (to April 2026)
✔ Senior-level autonomy
✔ Varied and interesting planning caseload
✔ Hybrid working (subject to service requirements)
📩 Interested?
For a confidential discussion or to be considered, contact:
Rob Addy
Director – Legal Recruitment | CRA Consulting
📧 robert.addy@craconsultants.com
📞 0114 241 8030
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