Planning Solicitor, 1:6 PQE, Milton Keynes, GBP 55,000 to GBP 70,000 (DOE). This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and ambitious Planning Solicitors to join this rapidly growing team. You can choose your office base across the firm's regions, and have the opportunity to work from any of the other locations from time to time. You will be working with a broad range of clients on all aspects of planning law for projects across the Eastern Region and the Midlands and beyond – from residential and commercial development to retail, agriculture and renewable energy schemes. The planning team acts for numerous national house builders and regional developers, promoters, landowners and public sector clients.
Responsibilities
You will manage all aspects of the client relationship, from engagement through to billing and debt collection; prepare and review legal documentation, including development agreements and court proceedings; and ensure compliance with all file management and audit procedures. You will collaborate with colleagues to support the firm's objectives and regularly liaise with and report to Senior Associates and Partners.
Qualifications
You will have 1:6 years' PQE, be hardworking, personable, and keen to learn and develop within a collaborative team environment. You will have a sound working knowledge of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and related legislation, together with experience advising clients on a range of planning matters. You should be confident in drafting Section 106 agreements, highways and drainage agreements, and other infrastructure agreements, with the ability to manage matters from instruction through to completion. Experience in enforcement matters, as well as Certificates of Lawfulness (CLEUDs and CLOPUDs), is required.
Additional Experience (advantageous but not essential)
* Experience instructing Counsel, leading planning appeals, and handling judicial review or statutory challenge matters
* Working knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment
* Some familiarity with Development Consent Orders and Compulsory Purchase matters
* Experience delivering presentations or seminars, either in person or via webinar
* Experience supervising or supporting junior team members where required
How to Apply
Contact Stephanie Murchington at eNL on 454 or email with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
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