£55,000 - £70,000 Per Annum
Full Time
Permanent
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Legal
Posted 1 day ago
Expires In 28 Days
Job Description
Planning Solicitor, 1-6 PQE, Milton Keynes, £55,000 to £70,000 (DOE). This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and ambitious Planning Solicitors to join this rapidly growing team. You can choose your office base across the firms regions, but with the opportunity to work from any of the other locations from time to time. You will be working with a broad range of clients on all aspects of planning law for projects across the Eastern Region and the Midlands and beyond from residential and commercial development to retail, agriculture and renewable energy schemes. The planning team act for numerous national house builders and regional developers, promoters, landowners and public sector clients. Contact Stephanie Murchington at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email stephanie.murchington@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion. Job Ref:4093
PLANNING SOLICITOR:
You will have 1–6 years’ PQE and be hardworking, personable, and keen to learn and develop within a collaborative team environment.
You will have a sound working knowledge of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and related legislation, together with experience advising clients on a range of planning matters. You will be confident in drafting Section 106 agreements, highways and drainage agreements, and other infrastructure agreements, with the ability to manage matters from instruction through to completion. Experience in enforcement matters, as well as Certificates of Lawfulness (CLEUDs and CLOPUDs), is required.
You will be able to manage a varied workload effectively while maintaining strong working relationships with clients and colleagues. Responsibilities will include managing all aspects of the client relationship, from engagement through to billing and debt collection; preparing and reviewing legal documentation, including development agreements and court proceedings; and ensuring compliance with all file management and audit procedures.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues to support the firm’s objectives and will regularly liaise with and report to Senior Associates and Partners.
The following experience would be advantageous but is not essential:
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Stephanie Murchington at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email stephanie.murchington@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
PLANNING SOLICITOR:
You will have 1–6 years’ PQE and be hardworking, personable, and keen to learn and develop within a collaborative team environment.
You will have a sound working knowledge of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and related legislation, together with experience advising clients on a range of planning matters. You will be confident in drafting Section 106 agreements, highways and drainage agreements, and other infrastructure agreements, with the ability to manage matters from instruction through to completion. Experience in enforcement matters, as well as Certificates of Lawfulness (CLEUDs and CLOPUDs), is required.
You will be able to manage a varied workload effectively while maintaining strong working relationships with clients and colleagues. Responsibilities will include managing all aspects of the client relationship, from engagement through to billing and debt collection; preparing and reviewing legal documentation, including development agreements and court proceedings; and ensuring compliance with all file management and audit procedures.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues to support the firm’s objectives and will regularly liaise with and report to Senior Associates and Partners.
The following experience would be advantageous but is not essential:
- Experience instructing Counsel, leading planning appeals, and handling judicial review or statutory challenge matters
- Working knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment
- Some familiarity with Development Consent Orders and Compulsory Purchase matters
- Experience delivering presentations or seminars, either in person or via webinar
- Experience supervising or supporting junior team members where required
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Stephanie Murchington at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email stephanie.murchington@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.