Senior Legal Officer (Planning and Environmental Law)
- Employer
- Norfolk County Council
- Location
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Salary
- £29,636 - £31,371 per annum
- Closing date
- 14 Jul 2019
- Reference
- 44888 SGLE
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- Practice area
- Energy and environment, Planning law
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Legal executive, Barrister, Solicitor
- Sector
- Public sector/Charities
Job Details
Senior Legal Officer (Planning and Environmental Law) 44888 SGLE
County Hall, Norwich
£29,636 - £31,371 per annum
37 Hours per week
Permanent contract
Nplaw is an award-winning shared legal service providing legal advice and representation to a wide range of public authorities in England and Wales. We were established in 2010 and have more than 90 staff.
We have a number of opportunities at various levels in our flourishing planning and environmental law team. This team provides a full service to a variety of local authorities and other public bodies, which includes: complex section 106 agreements (from major residential developments and associated infrastructure to sites to be used for mineral extraction with difficult environmental issues to be controlled); advice on the community infrastructure levy , lawful use, complex enforcement work, local plan development, interpretation and implementation, EIA and ES, development management; representation at planning committees and hearings and advocacy at public inquiries; highway diversions and other highway matters and advice; revocation orders; and planning, housing, listed buildings and highways compulsory purchase orders together with advice on compensation.
You should be a solicitor, barrister or FCILEX. You will need previous client relationship management experience, effective negotiating and drafting skills and the ability to work under pressure and manage multiple cases of varying complexity. Ideally you will also have advocacy experience.
For further details and how to apply:
Online: www.norfolk.gov.uk/jobsandcareers
Please quote job reference: 44888 SGLE
Closing date: 14 July 2019
Company
We are a public sector shared legal service. We have a wealth of experience gained through many years of advising local government, public bodies and charitable institutions. We offer our clients tried and tested expertise in a wide range of disciplines and our public service ethos sets us apart from private legal practices. We are run in a rigorously commercial manner, working hard to offer excellent value for money whilst at the same time delivering a high quality, efficient legal service to our clients.
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