Job Title: Lawyer/Solicitor with experience in Highways and Planning and Property
Location: Kent (Kent County Council)
Description:
Responsible for accomplishing Legal Services departmental objectives by providing legal advice and assistance to the Council including drafting all necessary legal documentation in respect of the relevant Specialism(s). To support the relevant Head of Group / Deputy Head of Law (“HoG”) and Head of Law in the delivery of the Corporate Responsibilities.
- Advise on all aspects of work within one or more of the following specialisms:
- Planning including advice relating to planning applications, appeals, enforcement
- Highways including advice relating to highways law, public rights of ways and village greens
- Property including advice relating to various property transactions
- Contracts and Commercial including advice related to works, services, concession and health related services contracts, public procurement and subsidy control
- Litigation including Judicial Reviews, discrimination claims, Human Rights Act claims, money claims, and debt recovery
- Draft all necessary documentation required
- Continually developing and maintaining specialist knowledge to provide expert advice and guidance to Members, senior managers, Council officers and colleagues.
- Attend meetings as the Council’s legal advisor and to represent Legal Services at meetings, working groups and external meetings as directed by the HoG; achieving and maintaining good working relationships with external and internal clients, fellow professionals and other team members.