Job Description
Our dynamic and growing Planning department is seeking a new Associate solicitor to join our client in their central London office to grow and develop the practice further; the planning team sits within the Real Estate group.
Having a reasonable understanding of the firm’s values and culture, you will be keen to raise the profile of the team. You will represent our clients to the highest standard. You will be eager to broaden your range of expertise and skills.
This role would suit those wishing to work in a warm, collegiate environment, where associates at every level are encouraged to either lead or support business development and management initiatives.
It is also essential that you are able to demonstrate that you can develop and maintain good client relationships.
Technical skills and expertise
You will undertake varied and high quality work, which will include
s106 agreements
Compulsory purchase advice (compensation advice and settlement agreements)
Strategic advice on planning applications
Planning appeals
Promotion agreements
CIL advice
Judicial reviews and high court challenges
Highways agreements
CLEUD and CLOPUD applications
Advice on permitted development prior approval applications
Planning aspects of due diligence.
It is also essential that you are able to demonstrate that you can develop and maintain good client relationships.
Our client has an impressive portfolio including energy companies, strategic land owners, property developers, land promoters, charities, retailers and individuals.
Your career development
We are seeking a rounded professional adviser with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort based career development programme. We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.
At each stage of your career, and as you move through the cohorts, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.
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