Planning Associate/Senior Associate

About the Firm 

Our client is a top-tier UK firm, consistently recognised for its work on major, high-profile projects and known for combining high-quality legal expertise with a genuinely collaborative and supportive culture.

About the Role 

The firm is seeking to recruit a number of Planning Associates and Senior Associates to join their highly regarded and growing planning team. The team is expanding in response to increased client demand and is looking to recruit lawyers at various levels with experience across planning and compulsory purchase matters. This is a chance to work at the top end of the market on high-profile, complex projects across the UK.

You will join a collaborative and fully integrated team, advising on all aspects of the development lifecycle, from initial consenting strategy through to delivery. The work spans a broad range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, transport and the built environment.

This role offers exposure to some of the most significant and high-profile projects in the UK, including:

• onshore and offshore wind
• large scale solar
• pumped storage hydro
• carbon capture
• nuclear
• interconnectors and pipelines
• water and flood defence
• new roads and rail
• data centres
• redevelopment and regeneration.

About You 

You will have:

• Experience in planning law, ideally including areas such as development consenting, compulsory purchase, EIA/HRA, or judicial review
• Qualified solicitor status in England and Wales, or registration with the Law Society of Scotland as a lawyer, with at least three years’ post qualification experience
• Strong technical ability with a proactive and commercial approach
• The ability to manage a varied and often complex workload
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn

You might be working as part of a private practice team, or are perhaps in an in-house or public sector role. Our client is flexible, having successfully supported and integrated Planning Lawyers from various backgrounds and experiences into the team.

About the Benefits 

Our client is known for delivering high-quality work within a supportive and forward-thinking environment, where professional development and work/life balance are both prioritised. With a strong reputation in the market, the team is consistently involved in complex and high-value matters.

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements are available, along with a clear and transparent path for career progression.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a planning lawyer looking to develop their career within a top-tier team, working on some of the most exciting projects in the UK.

To find out more in confidence, please contact Charlotte Ferguson on 07446 279858 or email cferguson@talislegalrecruitment.com