At a Glance
- Tasks: Support senior lawyers on complex planning projects and manage your own caseload.
- Company: Reputable UK law firm with a focus on the built environment.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, enhanced pension, and 25 days holiday.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a commitment to development and wellbeing.
- Why this job: Gain exposure to high-profile work while developing your expertise in planning law.
- Qualifications: Qualified Solicitor with at least 1 year PQE in planning law.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 70000 £ per year.
A well-established Planning team is looking to hire a Planning Solicitor (1 to 5 PQE) to join its Leeds office. This is a great chance to work on a varied pipeline of planning matters, supporting senior lawyers on complex projects while developing your own caseload. You will be advising a broad mix of clients across the built environment, including developers, landowners and public sector bodies, and you will gain exposure to high-profile work with genuine scope to build your technical expertise and client relationships.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating Section 106 agreements and other planning agreements
- Advising on planning strategy, interpreting planning permissions and conditions, and managing planning risk
- Supporting on large-scale and complex planning projects, including liaising with counsel and assisting with inquiries
- Advising on Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
- Advising on compulsory purchase matters and development consent or other infrastructure projects
- Managing planning enforcement, certificates of lawfulness, judicial review matters and related court proceedings
- Advising on highways and public rights of way matters, including stopping up and diversion applications
- Providing advocacy at hearings, inquiries, planning committees and magistrates’ court proceedings (where appropriate)
- Supporting business development and helping to grow client relationships
What We’re Looking For
- Qualified Solicitor with at least 1 year PQE in planning law
- Experience advising across a broad range of planning matters (including agreements, advisory work and contentious elements)
- Clear, confident communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong organisation and time management, with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines
- A proactive approach, good attention to detail, and the confidence to work independently when needed
- Comfortable working collaboratively as part of a team
What’s On Offer
- £50,000 to £70,000 salary (depending on experience)
- Discretionary bonus
- Enhanced pension with employer matched contributions up to 6%
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service), with the option to buy additional leave
- Life assurance (4x basic salary), with the option to purchase additional cover
- Hybrid working, with a minimum requirement of 2 days per week in the Leeds office
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits
- Flexible benefits programme
- Supportive culture with a focus on development, wellbeing and inclusion
About the Firm
Our client is a full-service UK law firm with a strong reputation across the built environment and wider commercial sectors. The firm offers high-quality work, a collaborative culture, and a genuine commitment to supporting people to thrive.
Working Arrangements
This is a permanent, full-time role based in Leeds, with hybrid working.
How to Apply
Apply online or send your CV to lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com or call 0333 996 2882 for more information. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Hybrid Planning Solicitor: Complex Projects & Advising employer: Trades Workforce Solutions
Join a well-established Planning team in Leeds, where you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of complex projects while developing your own caseload. The firm prides itself on a supportive culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth, offering competitive salaries, enhanced benefits, and a flexible hybrid working model. With a commitment to high-quality work and collaboration, this is an excellent environment for solicitors looking to advance their careers in planning law.
Contact Details:
Trades Workforce Solutions Recruitment Team
