Planning Solicitor - Hybrid

Job details

Posted Friday 09 January 2026
Location Leeds
Job type Permanent
Discipline Solicitor
Reference 1486
Recruiter Name Stacy Ellis

Sacco Mann is proud to be working with a highly regarded and forward-thinking law firm seeking a Planning Solicitor to join their well-established team in Leeds.

The Role

As a Planning Solicitor, you will manage your own caseload of planning matters, advising on a broad range of development projects including infrastructure, energy and residential schemes. You will work closely with clients and stakeholders, providing practical, commercial advice while contributing to the continued growth and success of the team.

What’s in it for You?

  • Competitive Package: Salary reflective of experience, alongside an attractive bonus and benefits offering.
  • Career Development: Clear progression opportunities within a growing and ambitious planning team.
  • Autonomy & Support: Responsibility for your own caseload with the support of an experienced and collaborative team.
  • Work-Life Balance: Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support your lifestyle.
  • High-Quality Work: Exposure to complex, large-scale and nationally significant development projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Managing a varied caseload of planning matters from instruction through to resolution.
  • Advising clients on planning strategy and development-related issues.
  • Supporting major infrastructure, energy and residential development projects.
  • Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
  • Working collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders.

About You

You will be a motivated and commercially minded Planning Solicitor with at least 1 year’s PQE and a genuine interest in planning and development work. You will be confident managing your own caseload and keen to progress your career within a supportive and high-performing team.

Please note our advertisements use PQE and salary level purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

How to Apply

Having been established for over 20 years, we are experts in legal recruitment. Our strength derives from the fact that we are well-known, well-respected and have developed long-standing bonds with both our clients and candidates and have become an authority on all aspects of legal recruitment. To hear more about this Planning solicitor role, please contact Sophie Linley at Sacco Mann on 0113 236 6711.