Planning Partner is sought to join a leading national law firm. Are you ambitious and frustrated with your current employer and want a change of direction? I am working with a national law firm who are looking to appoint a Planning Partner to be based in Birmingham but with travel to the firm’s other offices as well.
Responsibilities:
1. Oversee a team of talented planning lawyers ensuring their growth and development.
2. Provide expert guidance on a wide range of planning matters from residential to commercial developments in both the private and public sectors.
3. Develop and execute strategic plans to ensure clients receive the highest quality of legal advice and representation.
4. Collaborate closely with clients, colleagues, and external stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
5. Work closely with the partnership, especially the real estate team.
6. Prepare a strategic business plan as part of the recruitment process to help form your strategy for growth and the overall plan for the planning team.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Qualified solicitor with at least ten years PQE and a strong background in planning law within both the private and public sectors.
2. Ideally, already a partner in a law firm seeking the next challenge in your career.
3. Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to inspire and manage a team across different locations.
4. Exceptional problem-solving and negotiation skills while maintaining the highest ethical standards.
5. Technically astute, well-versed in all elements of planning, highways, and environmental law.
At eNL, we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
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