Planning Senior Associate
Location
Manchester
Salary
£60000-80000 per annum
Sector
Private Practice
Type
Permanent Role
Practice Area
Planning / Environmental
Reference
JR/A/2111D
Our client is seeking a Planning Senior Associate to join their esteemed Manchester planning team. This national team is an integral part of the firms Real Estate division. As a Planning Senior Associate, you will be joining a dynamic and forward-thinking firm that values expertise and collaboration.
In this planning rolr, you will engage in a comprehensive range of planning work. Your responsibilities will include providing strategic planning advice, conducting legal reviews of planning applications, advising on Community Infrastructure Levy and planning obligations, handling planning appeals and inquiries, and managing enforcement issues. Additionally, you will support clients affected by major and nationally significant infrastructure projects. The role also involves collaborating with the real estate, corporate, and projects teams on due diligence matters.
This Planning Senior Associate position offers a competitive salary along with an extensive benefits package. Our client is committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment that recognises and values your contributions.
- Proven experience in planning law, ideally gained in private practice within a Manchester, London, or large regional firm, or local authority.
- A degree and A levels or equivalent.
- Strong technical knowledge and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in written English with the ability to produce clear, logical drafting.
- Effective negotiating skills and numeracy.
- IT literacy and good research skills, including the use of online information sources.
- Lateral thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Enthusiasm for building and strengthening relationships with clients and their advisors.
- Flexibility to work with multiple team members and effective time and matter management.
- A proactive team player with drive and commitment to see tasks through.
- An enthusiasm for marketing and developing the practice is essential.
- Advocacy skills are desirable but not essential.
NEXT STEPS?
If this Planning Senior Associate opportunity sounds of interest then please apply through the advert or contact Joe Rees at Thornton Legal directly on 07903222898 or joe@thorntonlegal.co.uk. Stated PQE and salary levels are for guidance only.
Thornton Legal is a specialist legal recruitment agency. We regularly recruit for international, national, Legal 500, regional and boutique law firms across Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands. Main locations include Liverpool, Chester, Preston, Manchester, Leeds and Shropshire. At Thornton Legal we work with partners, solicitors, paralegals and legal assistants across a range of practice areas including (but not exclusively) corporate, commercial property, residential property, employment, litigation, private client and family.
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