Highways & Planning Lawyer; Hybrid​/Remote

Highways & Planning Lawyer (Hybrid/Remote) needed in Oxford, £60ph
PAYE – Reference: 481244

Will consider remote working

This is a Full role on a temporary contract basis.

• Deliver high quality legal advice and services to Directorates and Corporate Services including, where appropriate, drafting documents and legal agreements, to ensure that policy is formulated, and operational decisions are taken on a sound legal basis.
• Undertake negotiations to protect and further the objectives, and, where necessary, undertake litigation and advocacy in the courts, tribunals, Statutory appeals and inquiries.
• Participate in project teams to ensure the achievement of objectives and the delivery of high-quality legal advice and services to client Services, Departments and, where appropriate, contractors.
• Identify, research and anticipate the effects on service provision of new developments in the law to ensure that clients can adopt best practice in the delivery of timely and responsive services.
• Provide legal and procedural advice to Members and training to Members and client Services, Departments and, where appropriate, contractors to ensure that policy and operational decisions are taken in the most beneficial and effective manner.

You will ideally have –

• Planning & Highways experience
• Current Practising Certificate
• Local Authority experience
• Drafting Planning Agreements and Highway Agreements
• Recent experience of s106 agreements and highway agreements,

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.