Planning Lawyer (3-6 PQE) in Southampton

Your new role This is an exciting opportunity for a Planning Associate or Senior Associate to join a well-established and growing Planning Environmental team. The role offers exposure to a varied mix of planning and infrastructure matters, including nationally significant infrastructure projects, major development schemes and regeneration projects across a range of sectors. You will advise clients on Development Consent Orders (DCOs) and other infrastructure consenting regimes, as well as a broad range of Town and Country Planning Act matters, including planning applications, appeals, planning strategy and development delivery. The role will also involve negotiating planning and infrastructure agreements, providing planning support on real estate, corporate and infrastructure transactions, and working closely with colleagues across other practice areas to deliver practical and commercially focused advice. Alongside client work, you will play an active role in business development, helping to strengthen existing client relationships and raise the profile of the team in the market. There will also be opportunities to mentor and support junior lawyers as part of a collaborative and supportive team environment. What you'll need to succeed You will be a qualified solicitor with approximately 3-6 years' PQE in planning law, although candidates outside of this range with the relevant expertise are encoura...