Planning Solicitor – Legal Services
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | £42.45 per hour |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | per hour PAYE depending on experience |
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 June 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Rochdale, OL16 1XU |
| Cwmni: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Math o swydd: | Temporary |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | Rochdale 0008 E2F2 / 1 |
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What's involved with this role:
Interim Planning Solicitor – Legal Services
Job Ref: Rochdale 0008 E2F2 / 1
Pay Rate: Up to £42.45 per hour PAYE depending on experience
Hours per week: 37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 2 months
City: Rochdale
Hybrid working
The purpose of the role is to provide in-house legal support to the Council in relation to the Council’s functions as Planning Authority and Highways Authority.
Key Responsibilities:
Ensure the effective execution of the Council’s legal work arising from decisions of the Council, its Committees and the day-to-day operation of its Services with particular emphasis on the Council’s functions as Planning Authority and Highways Authority.
Represent the Council in Committees and to undertake advocacy as appropriate.
Keep up to date with all relevant legislation and codes of practice and to comply with any continuing professional development requirements.
Undertake such other legal duties commensurate with grade as are assigned to the post holder by the Head of Legal or the Senior Legal Property Team Executive/Team Leader demonstrating political sensitivity at all times.
Work in accordance with the financial regulations and procedures of the authority.
Negotiate, maintain and arrange payment of external lawyers’ fees and other related expenditure.
Record time for the purposes of charging and trading account.
Negotiate settlement and make any payments required including the payment of Court, witness and experts fees and any costs awarded against the Council.
Give advice and undertake legal work relating to the Council’s powers, duties and functions with particular emphasis on the Council’s powers duties and functions as Local Planning Authority and as Highways Authority.
Prepare and to present the Council’s case at public local inquiries.
Draft, make and serve statutory notices and orders under planning, highways and environmental legislation.
Prepare and conduct proceedings in and to appear as advocate on behalf of the Council in the Magistrates Court, County Court and other Courts and Tribunals, or to instruct Counsel in appropriate cases.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
A qualified Solicitor/Barrister/FCILEX with current Practicing Certificate.
Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
Skills & Experience:
Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
Experience of undertaking planning and highways work within a local government environment.
Experience of chairing meetings particularly in relation to leading and advising at both internal and external meetings on such matters as corporate projects.
Experience of working for a Local Authority Legal Service.
Experience of providing training and giving presentations on legal matters to officers, Members and members of the public.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing giving clear, accurate and timely advice.
Willing and able to work as part of a team and to supervise the work of less experienced staff in the provision of effective services.
Organisational & time management skills, able to work under pressure and prioritise daily/weekly workload and meet deadlines.
In-depth knowledge and post qualification experience in planning and highways law practice and procedure.
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Job Ref: Rochdale 0008 E2F2 / 1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.
We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.
Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.