Planning Solicitor

A top-tier International law firm is looking to appoint a senior Planning Solicitor (7+ PQE) into its highly respected Planning & Regeneration team, based in Leeds. This is a senior-level opportunity with a clear path to progression, working on some of the most complex and high-profile development projects in the country.

The opportunity:

• Join one of the UK’s largest planning teams, advising on nationally significant development and regeneration schemes
• Act for a broad mix of clients across the living sector, logistics, energy and major urban regeneration, including many of the largest developers and infrastructure players in the market
• Be involved in the full lifecycle of development, from strategic planning advice and project finance support through to delivery and post-consent matters
• Work on nationally complex planning and infrastructure matters including DCOs, judicial reviews, EIA, section 106 and highways agreements and planning appeals

The role:

• Lead and manage complex planning matters across the firm’s national client base
• Support the wider Development & Regeneration sub-group across offices and collaborate with lawyers from real estate, corporate and finance
• Take a hands-on role in mentoring junior lawyers and contributing to the continued growth of the team
• Play a key role in business development and client relationship management
• Based in Leeds with a truly national scope of work and client exposure

What the firm is looking for:

• A qualified solicitor with at least 7 years' planning experience, ideally from a leading regional or national firm
• Strong technical expertise across both contentious and non-contentious planning work
• Experience working with developers, promoters, local authorities or infrastructure clients
• Someone confident managing client relationships, supervising junior lawyers and contributing to business development

What’s on offer?

• Top-of-market salary and benefits package
• A flexible hybrid working policy
• Exposure to high-profile national work with significant complexity and scale
• Structured career progression, mentoring and support within a highly respected national team
• A firm that values diversity, community contribution and purposeful legal work

If you’re a senior planning lawyer looking to elevate your practice within a leading national platform, this is one not to miss.

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