Job Title: Locum Planning and Highways Lawyer (midlands)

Location: Mostly remote - occasional in person desired

Rate: Up to £55 per hour (Inside IR35)

Contract Length: 4 months, with potential for extension

Hours: Full-time, 37 hrs/week

Start Date: Early August 2025 (ideally no later than mid-August)

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage an existing caseload of complex planning and highways matters, including:
• S106 agreements
• S278/S38 highways agreements
• Enforcement notices
• General planning advice
• Attend planning committees on occasion (preferred)
• Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders to progress matters independently
  
  

Essential Criteria:

• Strong planning law experience (minimum 5 years PQE)
• Proven ability to manage a complex caseload independently
• Local authority experience (recent or historic)
  

If you're interested and want to discuss the role and day to day duties in more detail, please click apply and/or please contact Georgia Macmenemey on 0117 284 0003 or email