Associate - Planning

Seeking an exceptional quality of national work in a tight-knit, friendly, and high-performing team?

This Top 50, award-winning business balances prestigious clients and complex work with a considerate working environment and positive balance with life outside the office.

Their highly respected national Planning team is seeking an Associate (NQ-4 PQE) to join their vibrant Edinburgh office.

The Firm

This national firm has excelled in recent years and has a renowned reputation amongst clients and employees alike. It places its staff at the centre of its success and allows individuals to choose the ways of working that best suit them.

Positive reports about the supportive and nourishing working environment are reflected in the company's revenue, which has shown exponential growth and resulted in expansion across the UK. In part, this is due to the firm's belief that staff are the key to their success, which results in heavy investment in staff development and a flexible approach to work-life balance.

Taking on an innovative and forward-thinking mindset, this firm seeks to encourage ambition and creativity and takes real steps to go the extra mile for the clients, without compromising the happiness of their employees.

Clients include some of the most prestigious companies and private individuals. As such, you should expect exposure to high-quality, large-scale work that will showcase your ability and skills as a legal professional.

The Role

Working with this highly respected national Planning team, you will gain exposure to exciting and innovative work with a diverse range of clients, supporting large-scale projects that are at the forefront of development in the UK.

You will be taking a lead role with supporting partners in the Planning practice to deliver major energy & infrastructure and development projects, development consent orders (DCO), compulsory purchase and compensation matters, planning applications and appeals, s36 consents, marine licenses, EIA and HRA, public local inquiries, roads law matters, judicial review, asset protection matters, and some major real estate and energy/infrastructure transactions.

The work you will be involved in will reshape the face of the UK for generations to come and is vital to transforming and modernising the landscape for sustainable and productive use.

With renowned colleagues, you will have the opportunity to develop your technical and client relation skills while helping to cement the company's reputation as a leader in the Planning sector.

By taking a lead on projects, developing new business and receiving continuous and ongoing professional development support, you will be in an enviable position to develop market-leading expertise and take a significant and exciting step forward in your career.

The Ideal Candidate

• Is an ambitious solicitor with NQ-4 PQE in Planning
• Experience in relevant planning legislation (e.g. Town & Country Planning Act)
• Previous work with compulsory acquisitions, compensation matters, EIA/HRA, and judicial review is ideal
• Ability to manage complex and varied workloads efficiently to the highest standard
• Excellent verbal/written communicator with first-rate interpersonal skills
• Has a proactive, innovative, and value-adding mindset

What's on offer

• Working for a Top 50 and multi-award-winning firm of significant prestige
• An opportunity to develop a revered reputation in the Planning practice area
• Exposure to top-tier clients and high-quality/high-value work
• First-rate career development opportunities
• Leading hybrid-working and flexibility
• Attractive salary
• Excellent benefits package and well-being considerations

Apply now for immediate consideration or contact Jules Grieve at 0131 460 7747/jules@jmc-legal.com for a confidential chat.