Senior Planning Lawyer (Partner Opportunity), Leeds or Manchester

Senior Planning Lawyer (Partner Opportunity), Leeds or Manchester

Haggerty Jaques

Leeds, United Kingdom

Permanent

2026-05-18T07:10:43.183Z

24270107

Full time

£60k - £90k

PLANNING LAWYER - SENIOR LEVEL TO PARTNER LEEDS OR MANCHESTER

COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE

Haggerty Jaques is delighted to be assisting this full-service commercial law firm with the recruitment of a senior Planning lawyer into its Leeds or Manchester office. Partnership is on offer for the right candidate.

The Role

The team offers a broad service to its clients, covering contentious and non-contentious Planning law matters. Currently, this includes advising on s.106 agreements, highways and public rights of way, planning strategy, Community Infrastructure Levy and BNG, as well as planning enforcement, CPO, and Land Tribunal work. There is a fantastic client base of housebuilders, local authorities, retail operators, private and charitable estates, and health trusts.

The Team

The Planning team is well structured, with lawyers from junior to senior level, town planners, and planning technicians. You will be joining a firm that is renowned for being friendly and inclusive and that has made some significant hires across its business over the last few years.

The Ideal Candidate

You will have been advising on Planning law for a number of years. You will be ready to move into a senior role for the first time or to transition across to a new firm from an existing senior position. This is a genuinely brilliant opportunity for a Planning lawyer looking for a new working environment at a senior level.

For more information and a confidential discussion about this role, please call Haggerty Jaques - Katie Haggerty and Amy Jaques - on or . Any reference to PQE in our adverts is shown purely as a guide and should not deter candidates with more of fewer years' experience from applying.

#s1-Gen

PLANNING LAWYER - SENIOR LEVEL TO PARTNER LEEDS OR MANCHESTER COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE Haggerty Jaques is delighted to be assisting this full-service commercial law firm with the recruitment of a senior Planning lawyer into its Leeds or Manchester office. Partnership is on offer for the right candidate. The Role The team offers a broad service to its clients, covering contentious and non-contentious Planning law matters. Currently, this includes advising on s.106 agreements, highways and public rights of way, planning strategy, Community Infrastructure Levy and BNG, as well as planning enforcement, CPO, and Land Tribunal work. There is a fantastic client base of housebuilders, local authorities, retail operators, private and charitable estates, and health trusts. The Team The Planning team is well structured, with lawyers from junior to senior level, town planners, and planning technicians. You will be joining a firm that is renowned for being friendly and inclusive and
that has made some significant hires across its business over the last few years. The Ideal Candidate You will have been advising on Planning law for a number of years. You will be ready to move into a senior role for the first time or to transition across to a new firm from an existing senior position. This is a genuinely brilliant opportunity for a Planning lawyer looking for a new working environment at a senior level. For more information and a confidential discussion about this role, please call Haggerty Jaques - Katie Haggerty and Amy Jaques - on or . Any reference to PQE in our adverts is shown purely as a guide and should not deter candidates with more of fewer years' experience from applying.