Job Description
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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