Brent Council
Job title:
Senior Lawyer – Planning
Company
Brent Council
Job description
An Exciting Opportunity to Brent Council’s Legal TeamBrent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.The PostIn our Planning Team, we are looking for a Senior Planning Lawyer :
- To actively support the management of the department.
- To provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on planning matters to the Council, its members and officers and to be a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters pertaining to planning matters.
- To attend planning committee meetings.
- Allocation of work to appropriate members of staff.
- Monitoring the quality of work undertaken by the team.
- Managing a team of 1 and ensuring adequate training and development.
The role includes some excellent benefits such as :
- Local Government pension scheme.
- Bike loan and season tickets.
- Discounts in local cafes, shops and restaurants.
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Access to a health insurance scheme.
- Supportive staff networks.
The PersonThe successful Senior Planning Lawyer will possess :
- A current practising certificate (either as a Barrister, Solicitor or Legal Executive).
- A positive attitude to lead a team.
- Strong experience in all matters relating to planning law
- Ability to anticipate problems and solve them accordingly
- Must be dependable and self reliant
Closing date: 15 April 2025 (23:59)Additional InformationLocation: Civic centre and other locations from time to time. This is a full-time role, and the Senior Planning Lawyer will be required to attend the offices in Wembley for a minimum of three days, with the additional requirement to attend committee meetings as required. Consideration and flexibility will be given in such instances.If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the “Apply Now” button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found .Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on
Expected salary
Location
Wembley, Greater London
Job date
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:20:30 GMT
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