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Description
Our highly-regarded, national Planning team are recruiting for a Senior Associate or Legal Director to join our Planning team.
Department: Real Estate - Planning
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Leeds
Description
Our highly-regarded, national Planning team are recruiting for a Senior Associate or Legal Director to join our Planning team.
As part of the much wider Real Estate Group team, the highly regarded group acts for an impressive array of blue chip clients spanning the public and private sectors - along with an excellent reputation for housebuilder work.
The team advises on all aspects of planning and environmental issues including:-
Residential, commercial, healthcare, educational and mixed use developments
Section 106 agreements
Infrastructure and highway agreements
Rights of way
Due diligence in support of property and commercial transactions
CIL
Appeals and judicial review
Enforcement
CPOs
Contaminated land liabilities
Waste management regulation and environmental permitting
Statutory nuisance
Floodplain issues
Environmental impact assessments/Habitats Regulations
Biodiversity Net Gain
Net-Zero
Key Responsibilities
The Role Will Include
Acting as first and primary contact for clients on a day to day basis providing them with commercially focused legal advice.
Adhering closely to client protocol and process.
Be able to work independently and at a high level
Provide support to senior fee earners where appropriate.
Provide supervision and coaching to junior fee earners.
Make an appropriate contribution to non fee-earning activity e.g. marketing and business development, client relationship management, knowledge sharing, training, client seminars.
Comply with the required standards for internal procedures e.g. financial management of files, billing regimes etc as well as the specific requirements of individual clients.
Writing articles for publication both for in-house and external publications.
Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
A Qualified Solicitor, ideally 6+PQE.
Experience of Planning & Environmental Law, including Residential Development.
Ability to deliver against client protocols and KPIs.
Strong technical skills and an ability to understand and work through complex issues.
A highly client focused and demonstrable ability to adopt a practical and commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues.
Ability to operate with a high level of self- sufficiency, combined with an awareness of the boundaries of own competence/authority.
Team oriented and collegiate with experience of and a willingness to mentor, coach and supervise less experienced members of the team.
Exposure to (and success within) business development activities.
Confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships, undertake client marketing and influence at all levels. Ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues, building up strong relationships.
Strong organisational skills to ensure a pragmatic and methodical approach to handling a variety of Planning and Environmental matters simultaneously.
A positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives.
Able to handle a complex and constantly changing workload and to work well under pressure.
Detail conscious with a concern for quality.
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Other
Job function Job function Legal
Industries Law Practice
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