Planning Lawyer

Planning and Highways Lawyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 

£36,648 - £47,420 per annum (pay award pending)

Hybrid working arrangement 

Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with Barnsley Council's exceptional legal services team in the heart of South Yorkshire. We are looking for a Planning and Highways Lawyer to join their growing legal team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large team on a permanent basis and take on some really exciting work.

Key responsibilities of the Planning and Highways Lawyer role:

• Manage your own caseload of the planning and highway matters.
• Able to work autonomously on your own matters; in particular schedule 106 agreements.
• Advising on section 279 matters.
• Dealing with planning enforcement matters.
• Advising on statutory reviews of decision if planning inspectorate.
• Undertaking planning committee work.
• To continue to build relationships with existing clients and also seek out avenues for building on new business for the service.

Experience required for the Planning and Highways Lawyer role:

• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive.
• Candidates will need to have previous experience within planning law from either a private practice or public sector setting.

The Planning and Highways Lawyer joining this team will enjoy the following benefits:

• Legal assistant support
• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Competitive salary.
• Excellent local government pension scheme, including the option to contribute to an Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with length of service and an additional 5 discretionary days used for Christmas shutdown
• Flexi time and use of up to 5 banked flexi days per year
• Car lease scheme, salary sacrifice for a brand new car!
• Salary sacrifice scheme for extra annual leave, cycle to work, home electronics and childcare vouchers.
• Discounts on car parking, rail travel, eating out, leisure attractions and gym memberships.
• Family friendly policies including; excellent maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements.
• Discounts on parking

Interested in applying for the Planning and Highways Lawyer role?

To apply, please submit your CV via this page or alternatively, contact Sara Robinson in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office for a confidential discussion.

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