Partner/Senior Associate - Planning
Spalding or Cambridgeshire | Permanent, full-time
Do you want to join a successful team, in an established yet growing firm, which enjoys an excellent reputation?
Partner/Senior Associate - Planning - Lincolnshire or Cambridgeshire with hybrid working
Client
You will be joining a top 150 national law firm with offices across the Midlands and East Anglia
Role
Provide expert legal advice to a range of clients (such as small and large volume housebuilders, commercial developers and landowners) including the negotiation and drafting of documentation relating to complex s106 agreement (including those relating to BNG requirements) as well as written advice on the implications of planning legislation and the NPPF/PPG and caselaw for clients
Carry out in an effective, efficient and timely manner the various stages of legal proceedings with the aim of protecting the interests of the client
Meet agreed KPIs and exhibit a commercial approach to financial management
Help the firm develop new business from existing clients and other professionals
Commit to continued professional development in this specialist sector
You
At least 6 years PQE in private practice and a solid knowledge of local government practice
Strong knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain requirements (especially in a planning regard) and the related provisions of the Environment Act 2021 and the regulations made thereunder.
Experience working with developers and landowners on planning matters and as part of a wider real estate team appreciating the “bigger picture” for the client
Knowledge of the interplay between planning law and agricultural and natural resources law
Have a strong desire to learn and widen knowledge in this ever-changing area of law
Benefits include:
Membership of the firm’s pension
Group Life Assurance
Private Health insurance
Opportunity to buy and sell additional holiday
For further information and a confidential discussion, please contact sue.peers@erringtonlegal.co.uk
We are an equal opportunities recruiter, committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive recruitment process. We embrace and promote diversity as we understand the importance and value of this both for us and our clients.
Partner/Senior Associate - Planning - Lincolnshire or Cambridgeshire with hybrid working
Client
You will be joining a top 150 national law firm with offices across the Midlands and East Anglia
Role
Provide expert legal advice to a range of clients (such as small and large volume housebuilders, commercial developers and landowners) including the negotiation and drafting of documentation relating to complex s106 agreement (including those relating to BNG requirements) as well as written advice on the implications of planning legislation and the NPPF/PPG and caselaw for clients
Carry out in an effective, efficient and timely manner the various stages of legal proceedings with the aim of protecting the interests of the client
Meet agreed KPIs and exhibit a commercial approach to financial management
Help the firm develop new business from existing clients and other professionals
Commit to continued professional development in this specialist sector
You
At least 6 years PQE in private practice and a solid knowledge of local government practice
Strong knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain requirements (especially in a planning regard) and the related provisions of the Environment Act 2021 and the regulations made thereunder.
Experience working with developers and landowners on planning matters and as part of a wider real estate team appreciating the “bigger picture” for the client
Knowledge of the interplay between planning law and agricultural and natural resources law
Have a strong desire to learn and widen knowledge in this ever-changing area of law
Benefits include:
Membership of the firm’s pension
Group Life Assurance
Private Health insurance
Opportunity to buy and sell additional holiday
For further information and a confidential discussion, please contact sue.peers@erringtonlegal.co.uk
We are an equal opportunities recruiter, committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive recruitment process. We embrace and promote diversity as we understand the importance and value of this both for us and our clients.
Spalding or Cambridgeshire, UK