Job Title: Senior Planning Solicitor (Locum)Location: London based London Borough (Council will be shared upon application)Contract Type: LocumStart date: 2/3 weeks timeRate: 65p/h UmbrellaRequirements: Minimum of 4 years PQE - public and/or private experienceTo provide specialist legal advice, and put into legal effect the instructions of the Council in such a way as to provide the Council with an excellent and continuously improving legal service to enable it to fulfil its overarching vision in accordance with the Councils priorities.To contribute to the work of Corporate Legal Services by providing legal advice and assistance as required.MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIESManage a full and varied caseload of legal matters with an emphasis on Planning and Regeneration issues, including giving legal advice to colleagues within the Council and its partners on the law and practice to enable the Council to discharge its functions legally and effectively.To deliver complex specialist advice on legal matters with minimum supervision.To evaluate and advise on all aspects of legal matters in a variety of forums.To represent the Council in applications before an Inquiry the Magistrates Court, County Court and High Court and instructing Counsel as required.To advise elected Members where appropriate, and attending the Executive, Committees and Sub-Committees and providing reports as required.To provide advice and support to the Councils partners and stakeholders.To conduct all work in accordance with practice management standards laid down by the Law Society (Lexcel) and all other departmental and corporate performance standards in order to maintain standards of excellence.To contribute to the development of the Legal Service through identifying opportunities for improvement, and supporting, motivating and coaching colleagues within the team / Legal Service.To contribute to the Legal Service Business Planning process.To contribute to the work of Legal Services by providing legal advice and assistance as required.To build and maintain credible professional relationships with Council colleagues and external partners and stakeholders.To cover the workload of colleagues as required and contribute to the recruitment and training of new members of staff to ensure a seamless service provision to the Council.To make use of the updating materials provided by the Service, eg electronic products, journals etc. to ensure that they are conversant with the most current law in their area of work to enable them to give effective and efficient legal advice.To provide training in conjunction with other team members, to other members of the Service and the Council and its partners, to ensure that they are kept up to date, and are acting in accordance with the law.To assist in the supervision of lawyers in the team.To assist the Legal Service to achieve goals set out in its business planning process, including participating in projects to ensure the continuous improvement of the Service.To report to the Assistant Director of Corporate Governance/Monitoring Officer and the Assistant Head of Legal Services/Deputy Monitoring Officer any evidence of illegality or procedural default within the Council to enable the matter to be investigated by the Monitoring Officer.To have the understanding, knowledge and ability to follow guidelines that ensure compliance with Health and Safety, Data Protection, client confidentiality and other statutory requirementsHow to Apply:Please submit your CV through this job advert on Linkedin or for a confidential chat about your next move or the locum market in general feel free to drop me a message, call me on 01489 533093 or email on Lewis.woodford@sartothomas.com.
Job Title
Senior Planning Solicitor