Part Time Fixed Term Planning Assistant Solicitor
Location:  52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF
Salary:  £35,934 to £38,813 pro rata per annum.  
18 hours per week (Flexi Scheme in Operation)
Post Type:  Part Time
Hours:  18 per week
Published:  Wednesday 26 June 2019
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Sunday 18 August 2019
Reference:  HR-0048-19

West Lancashire has a diverse economy with market towns, small villages and thriving commercial areas nestled alongside rural countryside. 

The Borough offers a wide contrast between open farmland and small picturesque villages together with the larger vibrant market towns of Burscough and Ormskirk. Our largest town Skelmersdale is a hive of urban activity, combining thriving business districts, central and local shopping centres with plenty of green spaces and surrounding woodlands.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled professional to join the Council working in our small, but supportive, Legal and Member Services team.  

We are looking to recruit an experienced and proactive planning solicitor to deal with a range of planning matters including planning application advice, certificate of lawful use, planning enforcement and appeals and Community Infrastructure Levy/Planning Obligation matters.

You will be a good team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Besides being able to offer flexible working practices the Council has a wide range of benefits available to employees, so click here and find out about our comprehensive rewards package.  

For an informal chat about this post please contact Kay Lovelady, Principal Solicitor on 01695 585075. If you are considering a move from private practice and want to speak to someone who has done this let us know and we will put you in touch with one of our team who is pleased to have made the change into an in-house role.

Please note this post is a Politically Restricted Post

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Please be advised that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position with West Lancashire Borough Council.