Planning and Highways Lawyer

1 month ago

Lancashire, United Kingdom Law Absolute Limited Full time

We are working with a Local Authority in the Lancashire Region looking for a Planning and Highways Lawyer to join their department for an initial 3-month period.

 

The successful candidate must be UK qualified and have upwards of 12 months’ experience in:

  • Planning law matters
  • Highways experience is essential

 

Expertise in dealing with a wide range of matters including:

  • Drafting and advising in respect of S.106 agreements, S.38 and S.278 agreements Dealing with planning enforcement and planning appeal matters Reviewing and advising upon Development Control Committee reports Attending meetings of members, officers and/or external bodies to advise on legal issues, governance and procedure

 

You will need to have experience of handling your own legal caseload.

 

The Council offers a remote working environment for this assignment. Previous planning legal experience in a local authority is essential.

 

Pay rate is between £50-60 per hour.

 

The local authority is looking for a candidate to start as soon as possible. Due to the urgent nature of the role, we are looking to speak to candidates available on no more than 2 weeks’ notice.

 

Working through LAW Absolute

As the first recruitment agency to specialise only in placing interim lawyers, LAW Absolute has a long history in supporting lawyers who want to work flexibly and in control of their career.

We are able to offer our contractors a range of challenging opportunities across private practice, corporates, financial services and within the not-for-profit sector. With over 20 years of placing contract lawyers in these markets, we have built excellent networks and many of the lawyers that we work with are contract lawyers that we have successfully placed on multiple assignments, allowing them to work with autonomy and build their career in the way they choose to. For our clients, we have worked closely with legal teams to help them plan and manage delivery of their services in a more efficient way in terms of resources, costs and timescales.

 

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

 

 

 

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

 

 

 

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.

 

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