Locum Litigation & Planning Lawyer – Remote Working – £55 Umbrella – South West

Venn Group’s specialist Public Sector Legal team is working with a South West Local Authority who are seeking to appoint a talented Locum Litigation & Planning Lawyer to join their team for an initial term of 3 months, subject to likely extension thereafter.

The successful candidate will be a Qualified Lawyer (Solicitors, Barristers and highly experienced CILEX professionals) with recent local government experience (preferably at county or unitary level) in any of the following areas:

·       Judicial Review

·       Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND)

·       Property litigation

·       General highways advice

·       Possession proceedings/Gypsy Traveller Liaison advice

·       Provide advice to maintained schools (e.g. parental disputes).

·       Planning 

·       Criminal 

An attractive hourly rate of up to £55 per hour Umbrella is offered for this position dependent on experience. Remote working is available, however ideally the successful candidate will be willing to travel to attend court when necessary.

For more information, please contact Charlotte Foley or Michael Attwood on , alternatively email with a recent CV and details of your current availability and we will be in touch.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates