We are currently recruiting for an ambitious Associate to join our top tier clients national planning team. Their highly regarded team is led by four Partners who are widely admired in the community, drawing high praise from peers and clients. Sources describe them as the “go-to for planning” with “exceptionally good knowledge of the planning system.
This is an opportunity to join a highly reputable Top Tier firm who are well known for their high-quality work and whose expertise has been recognised time and time again in multiple legal directories including the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
Associate (Planning) | the role:
The nationally recognised planning and the environment solicitors provide expert advice on the full range of contentious and non-contentious planning and environmental law issues. They advise in relation to all forms of development and encompassing issues of housing and commercial development (including affordable housing), transportation, leisure and tourism, education, ecological and cultural heritage, contaminated land and pollution and enforcement.
- You will be supporting on a range of high-quality planning work, to include planning applications and appeals, regeneration projects and section 106 agreements.
- The firm boasts a diverse client base, including many local authorities as well as household name organisations.
- This role will develop your technical and client management skills with access to challenging and varied work, working alongside highly respected senior practitioners.
- As an expanding team, there are real opportunities for career development as you gain expertise and build your wider skill set including supervision of junior members of the team.
- You will be encouraged to take an active involvement in business development activities, building client relationships and helping to grow the already well-regarded practice.
Associate (Planning) | About you:
- This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to progress their career and enjoy a challenge within a continually growing, fast paced team.
- You will be able to demonstrate a strong intellect, evidenced with a high level of academic achievement, and be someone who shows initiative, drive, and excellent organisation skills.
- The firm will expect you to be a genuine team player and a great communicator, who enjoys helping and working alongside others.
- You will be eager to learn, develop and hone your skills to take advantage of the opportunities for career development within this team.
Associate (Planning) | About the firm:
This national top Tier Firm has a reputation for excellence across a wide range of sectors for their high-quality work and successes and boast an impressive client portfolio, but equally they maintain strong employee values and culture with a strong work-life balance, impressive perks, and a lot of investment both in and outside of work for their teams.
As such this role is available as a Hybrid / Work from home and the firm is flexible about creating the right Hybrid / Office balance for their employees.
Our client is offering great salaries for Associates as well as a very impressive benefits package and of course a great work life balance with a Top Tier firm.
