Senior Lawyer

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Job Description

Fixed Term Contract until 31 August 2026 | £48,610 to £52,594 per annum (Scale L) + 8% Market Supplement | 37 hours per week | County Hall

We are looking for a qualified solicitor, barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives to join our planning team and contribute to the high quality and solution focused service for our clients.

Your role will include advising Local Planning Authority and Highway Authority clients; providing clear and practical advice on all aspects of planning and highway law.

A strong, current, working knowledge of planning and highway law is essential. You will have excellent legal research skills including using online resources and have the ability to apply this to practical situations.

You will have excellent client care and communication skills, a positive and flexible attitude, and be an effective team player.

We are currently working in a hybrid way and attendance in the office is dependent on workload, business need, and individual circumstances. We will consider applications for full time, part time and job share working patterns.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email address.

Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link - this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.

Job description and person specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Redeployment Closing date: 05/12/2024 12:00

Closing date: 05/01/2025 23:59

Interviews to be held w/c 13/01/2025