Principal Solicitor (Planning Highways and Licensing)

Provide expert legal leadership on the planning, highways and licensing decisions that shape our borough. As a Principal Lawyer, you''ll lead a specialist legal team advising on complex planning, highways and licensing matters. Your expertise will help ensure the Council makes robust, transparent decisions that support our communities and shape the future of the borough. Working Style: You''ll be spending the majority of your week in the Borough or in City Hall but also working in an agile way to lead the Bi-Borough team. Whether you''re working on the frontline or behind the scenes, you''ll be part of a dedicated team making a real difference to residents'' lives. What you''ll be doing: You will lead a team of around ten legal professionals, including solicitors and paralegals, ensuring the delivery of high-quality legal advice that supports the Council''s priorities. Alongside managing and developing your team, you will personally handle a caseload of complex and high-profile planning matters and also be knowledgeable in one or both of the followings areas; highways and licensing. Your work will involve advising senior officers and elected members on significant decisions affecting the borough. You will regularly attend committee meetings, providing legal, procedural and governance advice to ensure decisions are legally sound and transparent. This role operates across two central London authorities as part of a bi-borough legal service. This offers the opportunity to work ..... full job details .....