Planning & Infrastructure Paralegal
- Recruiter
- Bond Dickinson
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 10 Oct 2017
- Closes
- 25 Oct 2017
- Sectors
- Construction & Skilled Trades, Planning
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Planning & Infrastructure Paralegal - Newcastle We have an exceptional opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Planning & Infrastructure team in Newcastle. The firm Bond Dickinson is a dynamic UK law firm providing a comprehensive legal service to our clients across a wide range of legal expertise and sectors, from eight cities across the UK including London. We are committed to maximising the potential of our people and recruiting, developing and retaining market-leading talent across all our teams. We've made no secret of our ambitions. In fact they've been at the heart of our vision "To be a top 20 UK law firm by 2020, recognised for delivering an outstanding client experience." Growth has had a significant role to play and the announcement of our exciting transatlantic union with Womble Carlyle on 1 November is a step in that direction, creating a Global Top 100 law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson. The team Our national planning team works with clients to unlock development potential and deliver much needed infrastructure. The team's proven ability results in our clients many successes. As one of the UK's largest specialist planning teams, we have the capability and the resource to provide our clients with the expertise needed for complex development solutions. We have top tier rankings in Chambers and Partners and are known for our expertise in consenting infrastructure projects. Clients include commercial developers in the energy, residential, transport, waste, manufacturing and retail sectors as well as many local authorities. They're actively involved in the sectors in which we operate, and at the forefront of evolving legislation and policy, so we ensure our clients stay ahead of the competition. The role The team in Newcastle are now looking for a paralegal to join them. This presents an excellent opportunity for anyone at the start of their legal career but we're equally keen to hear from anyone with previous experience, particularly within this practice area. As a paralegal in this department you'll quickly become an integral part of the team. Your role will involve handling a caseload of planning and infrastructure agreements and supporting our talented team of lawyers, by effective document management, legal research or client liaison on a range of exciting projects. The candidate Ideally, you'll already have completed your law degree and/or LPC but in any event you must be a strong communicator, both verbally and written, with an ability to build and maintain effective relationships, able to work to tight deadlines, occasionally under pressure. In return, this role will provide a real opportunity for increasing responsibility, career development and the chance to learn from true leaders in their field. We can offer you excellent on the job training and development and the chance to join an award-winning commercial law firm. Next steps If you think this is the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application via our website. Still have questions? Then why not get in touch to find out more; my name is Lisa Gater and you can reach me on . For recruitment news, updates and job alerts follow us on and NO AGENCIES