Planning and Highways Lawyer

Planning and Highways Lawyer

Hybrid and Agile Working

£47,989 - £53,964plus competitive benefits

Warwickshire Legal Services seek to recruit a Planning and Highways Lawyer to join their award-winning in-house legal team and provide expert advice and guidance on a broad range of planning and enforcement matters. 

The position will allow you to strike an excellent work-life balance with true agile working. On top of this, you can take advantage of the benefits that come with a non-corporate practice. You’ll see cases through to completion, enjoy a high level of responsibility and get more hands-on experience while getting a better work-life balance and greater flexibility.

At Warwickshire Legal Services, we run a very different kind of in-house legal team. We have the freedom to practice as a business within Warwickshire County Council, generating our own income from internal teams and a diverse pool of public sector clients.

We have pioneered a system of agile working which provides our lawyers with the opportunity to work within the office environment and remotely.  Our positions are full time at 37 hours per week, but we are also open to part-time working.

Few Local Authorities operate this way, and our approach gives you a unique environment to further your career working with a talented, friendly and supportive group of innovative legal professionals.  Our clients are diverse, and the work is stimulating and varied with the opportunity to work on challenging projects that make a meaningful difference. 

The team is currently made up from lawyers from the public sector, private sector and home-grown talent and we would welcome applicants from a range of legal backgrounds including lawyers who are interested in beginning a new career in local government.

Responsibilities

• Work on a variety of planning and highways related matters, including legal support on major developments
• Draft and negotiate all types of planning and highways agreements, advising the Council’s planning and highways Officers and Members on general planning law
• Advise committees and advise on planning enforcement
• Keep up to date with the latest developments and best practices in planning law

Benefits include:

• LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Generous Holiday allowance
• Employee benefits scheme
• Health & Wellbeing support
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Working Environment:

• Be part of an award-winning legal team comprising over 140 legal professionals.
• Engage with a diverse pool of colleagues, including those from the public and private sectors.
• Embrace our pioneering system of agile working, offering opportunities to work flexibly
• Full-time positions at 37 hours per week, with openness to part-time working
• Non-hierarchical and friendly team culture, promoting equality, inclusion, and diversity.
• Enjoy the benefits of a non-corporate practice, seeing cases through to completion with a high level of responsibility.

Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of three years PQE
• Experience of drafting s106 agreements, advising on planning enforcement and planning issues generally

In summary, we are an ambitious, nationally recognised team that delivers outstanding legal work for our clients. If you’re someone who is prepared to get stuck in, who wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion and purpose, then we would welcome your application.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role prior to applying, please reach out to our recruitment partners Nik Stoate or Tom Ripley at Venn Group.

To apply for the role, please click the link below.

Venn Group and Warwickshire County Council are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all candidates.