Team: Real Estate
Reporting to: Terence Ritchie
Profile
Benefits
- 26 days holiday
- Non-Contractual Leave – 3 Days for Christmas Shutdown
- 5% Employer Pension Contribution
- BUPA Private Health
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Income Protection Scheme
- Death in Service Benefits
- Perkbox / Benefits Hub
- Mobile phone
Key Knowledge Areas
- General Planning such as s106, s38, s278 and other planning and infrastructure agreements, and experience of working with and/or against local planning authorities.
- Knowledge and practical experience of the planning system in relation to commercial and residential development.
- Managing Planning based projects.
- General Commercial Property experience.
- Knowledge of public law, compulsory purchase, licensing (liquor and entertainment licenses) and environmental law will be advantageous.
Key Skills
- A positive attitude with keenness to learn and develop core practice skills, and problem-solving abilities.
- Sound legal knowledge.
- Excellent drafting skills.
- A hard-working team player able to fit into a friendly, busy and fast-growing team.
- An eye for detail.
- Ability to take responsibility for own professional development and growth.
- Commercial and financial awareness with an ability to listen well to clients and colleagues.
- Confidence and ability to communicate to a high standard with clients and colleagues.
- Excellent academics and strong ambition for career development.
- Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and the firm.
- Negotiation skills.
- Organisational ability.
- Ability to work unsupervised in due course.
Equal Opportunities
The firm is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to the implementation and maintenance of employment and recruitment practices which will ensure that no potential or current employee or trainee, is treated less favourably on the grounds of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion, nationality, colour, pregnancy and maternity or any other aspects unrelated to their current and potential skills, aptitudes and abilities.