Senior Planning and Environmental Lawyer

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom BCL Legal Full time
Planning & Environmental Lawyer

BCL Legal is a leading law firm seeking a highly-regarded Senior or Principal Associate to join its multi-disciplinary Planning & Environment team in Bristol and support the growth of the team nationally.

The Opportunity:

This is a Top 50 Law Firm with offices throughout the UK. If you're looking for a dynamic firm with high-quality work and real prospects of progression, this firm has everything you're looking for.

The team is one of the fastest-growing planning teams in the UK, operating nationally as a multi-disciplinary Planning & Environmental Group. The team comprises planning lawyers, environmental lawyers, and planning consultants operating across all development sectors and offering a wide range of expertise across both Planning and Environmental matters, including specialist areas of environmental regulation from natural environment, biodiversity, and sustainability to environmental permitting, circular economy, contaminated land, waste, and water regulation, climate change, and regulatory defence.

The team is led by a highly regarded Partner, recognized as one of the top 20 Planning Solicitors in the country.

The Ideal Candidate:

  1. Qualified Planning and/or Environment solicitor, ideally with upwards of five years' PQE
  2. Demonstrable experience of contentious planning and environment work, including Planning Inquiries and High Court challenges/Judicial Reviews
  3. Experience advising on advisory and transactional work, including Section 106 agreements, highways, and other statutory agreements, Environmental Impact Assessments, and Strategic Environmental Assessments, waste-related planning law, and advising on the planning or environmental aspects of property and corporate transactions
  4. Enthusiastic and passionate about planning law
  5. A strong commercial acumen
The firm offers a competitive salary, a firm-wide bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will also benefit from hybrid working and a vibrant, modern office in the heart of Bristol.

If you would like to hear more about this role, please contact Kelly-Anne Willis to arrange a confidential chat.

BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.

About BCL Legal:

BCL Legal is a leading law firm with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality legal services to clients across the UK. Our team of experienced lawyers provides expert advice on a wide range of legal matters, including planning and environmental law. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment for our employees and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

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