Planning Lawyer

3 weeks ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom TLT LLP Full time

We are seeking an experienced Planning lawyer to join our national Future Energy, Planning & Environment team at Associate or Senior Associate level.

This role can be based in any of our UK offices and is offered on a fully flexible working basis to accommodate part or full-time hours.

Your Role

As a key addition to our growing team, you can expect to be involved with:

  • Working alongside a team of specialist lawyers, advising on planning issues, applications and appeals across a variety of sectors, specialising in transport and renewable energy projects.
  • Advising on nationally significant infrastructure projects.
  • Acting in relation to the consenting aspects of offshore wind projects.
  • Plenty of client contact, running your own files and early responsibility for delivery of transactions.
  • Collaborating closely with the wider team across our other office locations.
  • Taking an active involvement in business development, nurturing existing client relationships as well as new relationships.
  • Supporting in the exciting expansion plans for the DCO practice.
  • Participating in the team's Planning Know-How sessions, which are delivered on a rota basis.
Your Skills and Experience

We are looking for:

  • A Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered) with between NQ-6 year's PQE (or equivalent) in a similar legal setting.
  • Specific experience in Development Consent Orders and/or advising on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects would be highly desirable.
  • Experience of working with and advising public sector and private sector clients, particularly local authorities, and an understanding of local authority governance would be desirable.
  • A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines.
  • Commercially aware with some exposure to business development, with the ability to maintain and nurture strong client relationships.
  • Develop a deep understanding of your client's business needs, and act in the best interest of the firm and the client.
  • Contribute to our collaborative culture, with an ambition to assist in the development of junior team members.
The Team

We are one of the UK's largest Real Estate groups, with a team of over 180, advising on thousands of transactions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each year. Clients instruct us for this experience, our depth of expertise and sector know-how. Many of our real estate partners are independently recognised as leading individuals in the field by the legal industry's annual directory rankings. Clients, including many in-house lawyers, trust us with both 'high profile' and business as usual work.

Our national Planning team advises on a raft of issues, including compulsory purchases, breaches of planning control and various complex infrastructure agreements.

With vast experience working for local planning authorities, developers and consultancies, the team make planning applications, lodge appeals, act as advocates at committees, hearings and inquiries, and submit representations to applications and policy documents.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,400 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. In 2022 we were named Law Firm of the Year at The British Legal Awards, recognising our incredible success story.

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it's essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We're happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.

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