Planning & Highways Lawyer
- Employer
- Leicestershire County Council
- Location
- Glenfield, Leicester
- Salary
- £32,094 - £44,964
- Closing date
- 6 May 2019
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- Practice area
- Planning law
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years
- Position
- Legal executive, Barrister, Solicitor
- Sector
- Public sector/Charities
Job Details
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Planning & Highways Lawyer
Working Hours: Full Time, Hours per week - 37
Salary: £32,094 - £44,964
Appointment Type: Permanent
Location: Legal Services, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA
Reference: CE0203
Grade 11 - 13
Salary up to £44,964 per annum (salary dependent on experience)
Leicestershire County Council in-house Legal Services has an exciting opportunity for a Planning Lawyer to join its friendly and busy Property & Environment team at County Hall, Glenfield.
The ideal candidate will have experience in working in local government or in private practice and will have a good track record in advising on a variety of planning matters.
Eligible candidates should have qualified as a Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive.
The successful candidate will be expected to handle their own caseload of planning matters, in early course, the role will also require the successful candidate to advise on related highways issues but it is not expected that the successful candidate will have gained previous local authority experience in that area.
Leicestershire County Council is a high performing authority that offers free parking, flexible working arrangements, and membership to a good pension scheme.
For an informal discussion about the vacancy, please contact Katy Jobanputra (Team Leader Property and Environment Team) on Telephone number 0116 305 6055.
We particularly welcome applicants from black, minority, ethnic (BME) communities, disabled people and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, as they are currently under represented within our workforce.
If you have any technical issues completing your application form please contact escservicedesk@emss.org.uk
Closing date: 6 May 2019 at midnight
Company
We are pleased that you are considering either beginning or continuing your career with us and feel confident you will find a variety of interesting opportunities that will match your skills and experience.
The Council is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and actively encourages under-represented groups to apply for vacancies.
Smarter Working - Leicestershire County Council recognise that working smarter is essential to the successful transformation of the organisation and contributes to the Council's performance as well as supporting employees to achieve a positive work-life balance. It is our aim to support smarter and innovative working arrangements which still meet the delivery of effective customer-focussed services and the needs of the people of Leicestershire.
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