Legal Assistant (Legal)

Planning Legal Assistant / Junior Planning Lawyer

We are looking to recruit either an experienced Legal Planning Assistant or a newly qualified Junior Lawyer with at least 6 months planning experience to support our Planning and Highways team across the shared legal service.

The role will involve managing a varied caseload of planning and highways matters, including drafting legal agreements, notices and related documentation, and providing legal support to officers across 4 authorities.

Preferred Experience

• Section 106 Agreements
• Section 278 Agreements
• Planning enforcement, including drafting and issuing notices relating to breaches of planning control
• Drafting Tree Preservation Orders and S215 Amenity Notices
• General local government advisory work

Mandatory Requirements

1. At least 6 months' experience in the role undertaking planning and/or highways work
2. Experience drafting legal documents and agreements
3. Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines
4. Experience working with client officers and external parties
5. Local Authority experience desirable but not essential

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate experience of managing a workload relating to planning and highways matters and be comfortable working within a busy shared legal service environment. Office attendance of 1 day per week preferred.