Lawyer (Planning)

Brent - Lawyer (Planning) Salary: £52,112.00 Job Type: Permanent  This is a three days per week in the office role.   Job Purpose:  • To actively support the management of the department. • To provide high level and proactive expert legal advice to the Council, its members and officers and to be a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters in respect of Planning, Regeneration and highways.   Qualifications and Professional Membership requirements: • Qualification as Solicitor, Barrsiter or FILEX   Knowledge (please specify all essential criteria): • Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) • Full understanding of risk management in the context of corporate governance   Experience (please specify all essential criteria): • Track record of achievement at a management level in a similarly large and complex organisation (desirable). • Well developed understanding of planning law and practice. • Comprehensive knowledge of the law affecting local government and its trends in the UK and EU. • Experience of providing advice to members of a Council / Board Members on legal issues both in public meetings, through presentation briefing reports etc • Experience of contributing to corporate decision making and development of corporate policy and strategy