Shakespeare Martineau is a Top 50 law firm that combines creativity, commerciality and clarity. We work with blue-chip companies, leading organisations, high street brands and individuals across the country.
As enterprising and original thinkers, we’re driven to create exceptional experiences for our clients and our people. We handle personal and business-critical issues and game-changing deals across many dynamic sectors. It’s stimulating and rewarding.
We’re hardworking and deeply ambitious about creating opportunities for our employees; to move forward and achieve our ambition together. We provide an environment in which you’re supported to reach your potential.
Our people have a blend of excellent technical and business skills with the talent to do things differently.
Here you’ll find top quality work, cutting edge training, high profile clients, and supportive colleagues. We think it could be time you joined us. |
Our multi-disciplinary Real Estate group is highly regarded by our clients and within the sector. It comprises not only lawyers but also town and country planners. We’ve brought experts into our services in planning, development, investment, landlord and tenant matters, social housing, construction and litigation with a particular emphasis on energy, housing, education, finance and investment funds.
We boast one of the largest planning teams in the country and have been identified as leaders in this field by both Chambers and Legal 500 for the last 18 years. Our highly-experienced Legal Planning team provide practical solutions to meet clients’ needs. Covering all areas of planning law, acting for commercial and residential developers, landowners and local authorities on both contentious and non-contentious matters, our team has the experience to meet diverse planning law requirements. Our experience includes dealing with planning appeals and inquiries, judicial reviews and statutory challenges, highways issues, section 106 agreements, section 278 agreements, advising on Community Infrastructure Levy and advising parties on the promotion and objection to Compulsory Purchase Orders and Development Consent Orders and related process. |
The role:
We are looking for a 1-5yr PQE Solicitor / Associate to join our East Midlands’ Legal Planning team, part of the firm’s wider Real Estate group.
This opportunity will be split across the Leicester and Nottingham offices; there will be flexibility as to the days spent in each office per week.
The team can offer a great insight into a fast-paced legal environment with exposure to quality clients. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven Solicitor looking to join a thriving team.
Your key duties will be:
- working alongside senior lawyers in Leicester and Nottingham on a range of planning legal work with your time being divided between the two offices as the needs of the business require
- dealing with on a broad range of complex matters, and also building up your own caseload of matters
- handling enquiries efficiently
- liaising with clients in a professional manner
- working to attract new clients and developing relationships with current clients
- working to strict deadlines
Skills and experience you will have:
- between 1-5 years’ previous experience in a similar role with particular exposure to a wide range of Legal Planning matters
- a good technical knowledge of Legal Planning
- strong IT skills
- the ability to manage files effectively
Key competencies you will need:
- to be personable with the ability to deal with a broad range of clients and build relationships with partners / key stakeholders
- a high degree of initiative
- the ability to cope in a demanding environment with strict deadlines
- excellent organisational and prioritising skills
- to be willing to attend marketing / networking events and contribute to marketing publications to develop the profile of the team
- exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- the ability to effectively manage own workload
- to work independently and as part of a team, as well as communicate effectively with people at all levels
About you – you will be:
- highly enthusiastic, willing to the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description
- resilient and calm under pressure
- highly ambitious, hardworking, excellent work ethic, and taking pride in all you do
- respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude
- keen to learn, interested in driving your own career progression and be proactive in taking ownership of this
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Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. |
