Key Responsibilities
1. Advise clients on all aspects of planning law, ensuring high standards of client service and commercially focused advice
2. Manage client relationships from instruction through to billing and payment collection
3. Draft and review legal documentation, including development agreements and related court proceedings
4. Manage matters from start to finish, ensuring timely progression and delivery
5. Work collaboratively with colleagues across the team and wider business
6. Ensure compliance with all internal procedures, regulatory requirements, and file management standards
7. Liaise with and update senior lawyers as required
About You
8. Qualified Solicitor with 1-6 years’ PQE in planning law
9. Strong understanding of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and associated legislation
10. Experience advising on planning matters and drafting client advice
11. Ability to draft Section 106 agreements and infrastructure agreements (highways, drainage etc.) and manage them through to completion
12. Knowledge of enforcement matters, including CLEUDs and CLOPUDs
13. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a busy workload and client base
Desirable Experience
14. Experience instructing Counsel and handling planning appeals or judicial review/statutory challenges
15. Knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment
16. Exposure to Development Consent Orders and Compulsory Purchase matters
17. Experience delivering presentations, seminars, or webinars
18. Supervisory experience or willingness to support junior team members
What’s on Offer
19. Exposure to high-quality planning work across major development projects
20. Strong training, support, and career development opportunities
21. Collaborative and supportive team culture
22. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
23. Competitive salary and benefits package, including bonus scheme, private medical cover, enhanced holiday entitlement, and wellbeing initiative