"A fantastically knowledgeable and commercially aware planning team." – Legal 500
We are looking for a solicitor at Associate level to join our highly regarded Planning and Environment team. The team works cross-office between London and Bristol and, from a base in Bristol, you will support our national and international service lines and sectors. This role will be predominantly planning focused.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team advising on major and significant energy, infrastructure, and built environment projects. You will be able to develop your career and grow your own practice in a supportive and collegiate environment.
The practice
Our planning practice is truly comprehensive in scope and features leading work on a national and international scale.
We advise on major infrastructure projects including: energy; strategic transport; urban regeneration; mixed use and residential development; commercial and logistics projects; and major retail development. We also provide guidance on environmental compliance and procedure. This role will be focused on supporting primarily on energy and infrastructure projects alongside Osborne Clarke's wider multi-disciplinary Energy Team.
Our clients in this sector include a broad range of developers, asset managers, investors and public utilities.
To find out more about the practice, please see the link below.
https://www.osborneclarke.com/services/real-estate/planning/
The team
The team is led by partners Neil Bromwich & Christian Silk who are based in our Bristol office. The team across Bristol and London consist of four partners and 12 qualified solicitors. All lawyers work across both offices in strong, collegiate and friendly teams.
The work
The team work on supporting clients on complex consenting of projects, notably in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Examples of the work types include:
- Promoting and supporting clients on Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects.
- Providing advice and strategic support on the compulsory purchase of land rights for energy projects
- Advising on Environmental Impact and Habitats Assessments related to major projects
- Drafting and negotiating planning and infrastructure agreements
- Undertaking planning appeal work on energy and infrastructure projects, including advocacy at hearings
- Advising and supporting clients on judicial reviews in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
- Undertaking tribunal work on compulsory purchase compensation claims
Technical skills and experience
You will have gained experience of a wide range of Planning matters at a well-respected practice. You will be highly motivated and interested in getting involved in a broad range of development work. Due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking for an Associate lawyer, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience.
We are particularly looking for a solicitor who has experience of development work in the energy and infrastructure sectors or an enthusiasm to further their career in this area. The ideal candidate will be someone who enjoys engaging with clients and building lasting relationships.
Your career development
Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with:
- clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress;
- high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure;
- thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues;
- robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and
- reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure.
Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.
Our recruitment process
We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins on [email protected]
Please note we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.
We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.
