Senior Lawyer (Team Leader)

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Senior Lawyer (Team Leader)
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 2, 1st Floor - Infrastructure Hub, Corporate Team
• Salary:                               £50,788 - £52,805 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     01/06/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:   11297 
• This post is not open to job share

About the team/role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Lawyer (Team Leader) to join Legal Services within the Corporate Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic lawyer to manage our friendly and collaborative  Infrastructure Hub. Alongside management responsibilities you will provide essential legal advice, guidance and representation to the Council on a wide range of matters relating to planning and highways legislation. 

Please apply if you are happy to:

(1) Effectively manage and support a team of planning & highway lawyers and legal assistants.

(2) Negotiate, draft and review s106 obligations, s38 & 278 agreements alongside other planning and highway agreements.

(3) Provide high level advice on planning, highways, public rights of way, traffic regulation orders, commons and town and village greens.

(4) Attend committee meetings and provide legal training to members and officers.

(5) Handle contentious work such as planning & highway enforcement, appeals, inquiries, judicial review and statutory challenges.

About you

We are looking for a candidate who displays professionalism, excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt to the needs of the client and work under pressure, whilst remaining positive and solutions focused. In addition, an enthusiastic team player, interested in building positive relationships within the team and client departments, who is also confident, independent and comfortable recognising and managing corporate risk. 

You will be able to carry your own caseload of complex matters alongside supporting the Infrastructure Hub. 

About Us

Alongside the variety of interesting work, the following great benefits are open to you:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities - a mixture of both remote and office working arrangements are available for this role. 
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (excluding bank holidays).
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our 24hr EMployee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, online and by telephone..
• In-house Occupation Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How to apply 

If you feel you have the skills, desire, experience, knowledge and necessary qualification required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking "Apply Now" Button. 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Carrie Denness via email at carrie.denness@gloucestershire.gov.uk 

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Senior Lawyer (Team Leader) - Job Profile

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.