What's involved with this role: Interim Physical Infrastructure Regeneration Principal Lawyer Reference no: MCC 0009 9794 / 1 Pay Rate: £37.00 per hour PAYE 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 2-3 months City: MANCHESTER Note: the pay rate is provisional only and the ad will be amended with the confirmed rate once received Ideally Hybrid 2 days per week in office, but can be flexible. We are seeking someone that has strong experience of managing a varied caseload of complex, high profile and innovative legal matters relating to a wide range of planning, highways and related regeneration work. They will need to have a track record of inspiring confidence in clients and excellent communication skills. No advocacy required. (though may need the candidate to instruct Counsel on certain matters, e.g. planning appeals or Judicial Review) Key Responsibilities: Lead, supervise and motivate a team of lawyers, allocate and manage work to deliver projects, achieve targets and ensure optimum performance from team members. Effectively manage and organise personal caseload of complex legal matters. Ensure positive personal and professional development of team members by tuition, personal example, strong leadership and effective performance management. Procure the delivery of relevant training to legal staff and clients in respect of specific subject related matters. Proactively contribute to strategic, developmental and client related issues arising from management of the section and the wider group. Able to effectively influence a range of stakeholders in order to achieve beneficial outcomes for the shared legal service. Deputise effectively when required in dealings with clients, legal management, casework matters and attending and advising planning or other committees. Build and maintain excellent client relations, providing timely and accurate legal and tactical advice together with case statistics, budget estimates and forward planning advice to all relevant stakeholders. Demonstrate commercial acumen and judgement to support timely and high quality decision making and effective delivery of project outcomes Demonstrate awareness of the wider corporate/public sector responsibilities inherent in the role and a clear desire to work cooperatively with others to deliver key organisational objectives. Key requirements: Solicitor with current practising certificate, Barrister who has completed pupillage or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives or equivalent legal qualification Knowledge and understanding of local government powers and governance. Significant knowledge and practical experience in a number of the following areas of law: public and administrative law planning law highways law compulsory purchase and compensation town and village greens community right to bid regeneration/development contract, property and housing law (as they relate to development projects) information governance A minimum 3 years post-qualification recent and relevant experience of dealing with planning, highways, compulsory purchase and regeneration matters. Demonstrate an ability to quickly pick up new and emerging areas of law relevant to planning, highways, compulsory purchase, development and regeneration work. 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. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. "XR ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.