Senior Planning Solicitor
- Recruiter
- JMC Legal Recruitment Limited
- Location
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England, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham
NottinghamNottinghamshire
- Salary
- £50000 - £100000 per annum
- Posted
- 15 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 23 Oct 2018
- Ref
- BBBH7951
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Category
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a market leading practice that has grown significantly in recent years? You will work alongside industry-leading Partners in a highly ranked Legal 500 team.
The Firm
The firm do things differently and despite them having national and international offices you will not feel like a small cog in a big machine. They have a culture of investing heavily in staff, so people feel recognised for the work, talent, and contribution that they make.
They are a modern practice with a non-hierarchical management style. They are dynamic, creative, entrepreneurial, and progressive and have won numerous awards for their diversity and working culture. Over recent years the practice has significantly grown due to increased workload and the hire of many new heavy hitting lawyers.
The Role
- Proactively attracting work according to the needs of the firm and driving business development for the planning team and the wider firm.
- You will join the team advising clients in relation to some of the most important projects in the area and you will need to have a solid understanding and experience of drafting and settling section 106 agreements (including Affordable Housing provisions) and of section 38/278 agreements. Additional experience of dealing with planning/enforcement inquiries, enforcement issues and Judicial review would be helpful.
- Delivery of individual targets with appropriate supervision.
- Ensuring high levels of client satisfaction and building appropriate relationships with clients.
- Adherence of agreed quality procedures and management systems.
- Undertake and deliver work in a commercially effective manner.
- Development of technical and non-technical skills to meet client and firm requirements and demonstrate continuous improvements in all areas of work.
- Some travel and out of hours working required for business development, meetings and training purposes.
The Requirments
- Strong legal skills in a planning setting.
- Responsible for a broad and varied caseload including negotiating and settling section 106 agreements and section 278 agreements and advising on issues such as enforcement appeals and judicial review work.
- You will be proactive and passionate about your career.
- Proven results in supporting business development across a team or firm.
- Working knowledge of case management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
If this role could be of interest then call James on 0121-296-6643.