Planning Lawyer – Associate – Cardiff

Overview

As an Associate Planning Lawyer in Cardiff, you work on high-profile planning projects for public and private sector clients, from urban extensions to major regeneration schemes. You join a nationally recognised planning team to provide clear, commercially astute advice and expert drafting. You will handle litigation steps, manage deadlines, and advise on planning processes. This role offers the chance to shape places and communities while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Drafting key documents including s106 agreements, planning reports, and litigation materials
• Handling litigation: pre-action correspondence, pleadings, liaising with courts, and preparing trial bundles
• Tracking critical deadlines and ensuring procedural compliance
• Advising clients on planning systems and processes with clarity and precision

Key requirements

• strong communication
• relationship-building
• commercially savvy
• planning law expertise
• drafting s106 agreements
• planning reports

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