Job Description

Royal Borough of Greenwich: Lawyer - Planning & Highways

Are you a Planning & Highways Lawyer with local government experience and looking for variety and challenge?

The job

Greenwich Legal Services is committed to being a high performing in-house legal service which plays an essential part in the achievement of the Royal Borough\'s priorities and objectives for the benefit of our community.

You will join us at an exciting time as the Royal Borough continues with its on-going ambitious regeneration programme.

We are seeking a Planning & Highways Lawyer to join us dealing with a varied caseload and providing legal advice, support and representation to the Council

We are looking to recruit a skilled and dynamic Planning and Highways Lawyer with a \'can do\' enabling approach who will join our Planning & Procurement Team and play a vital role in the next stage of our continuous improvement journey.

Utilising skills and experience gained within a similar position (Planning & Procurement) you will have your own varied caseload on matters including planning and highways agreements, advising on CIL, assets of community value, conservation issues, breaches of planning permissions and enforcement notices, and advising at planning committee.

The successful candidate must be a Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive able to demonstrate experience of all aspects of the law relating to Planning & Highways. We would consider newly qualified applicants who demonstrate that they have relevant experience in local government and a keen interest in Planning law.

If you are interested in joining an accessible in house Team which is integral to shaping the future of the Royal Borough of Greenwich apply now.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Eleanor Penn on 0208 921 5123.

Rewards and Benefits of working for us:

• 28 days annual leave, rising to 31 days annual leave after 5 years\' service.

• Excellent pension scheme
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
• Annual season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers

Closing Date: 31st August

Interview date: 8th September

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Eleanor Penn; eleanor.penn@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 0208 921 5139

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact or call 020-8921-8977

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Interim Working Arrangements: As we review our ways of working, there may be interim working arrangements in place for some of our roles and some roles may still require full or partial essential office attendance. As restrictions ease, alternative working arrangements may be required - please be mindful of this and note the workplace location stated on this advert.

Our Staff Values: are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

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