Job Description
Job Title: Principal Lawyer - Planning, Highways and Property
Salary: £63,393 – £73,167 per annum
Grade: H
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and ambitious Lawyer to take a senior leadership role within Thurrock Council’s Legal Services Team.
To lead the provision of high-quality, pragmatic and solution focused legal advice in relation to planning, highways and property matters.
To act as a senior legal adviser and representative for the Council on complex, high profile, sensitive and strategically important matters.
To manage, supervise and develop lawyers, legal officers, trainee solicitors, apprentices and other fee earners within the team
To support the Head of Legal Services in the effective management, performance, development and improvement of the Lega...