Legal Officer

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The Peak District National Park Authority is offering an excellent opportunity for a part-time Legal Officer to join our unique Legal Team working alongside professional specialists with the collective aim of preserving and protecting our National Park.

The Role

As the body responsible for conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Peak District National Park, the work we undertake in the Legal Team is unique. In this role you will assist the Legal Team to provide high quality advice and representation in a wide variety of planning and environmental related matters, all of which involve consideration of the special qualities of our protected landscape. In particular, you can expect to be assisting with planning enforcement notices, litigation preparation, title investigations on land, property enquiries and debt recovery work.

About You

We are seeking someone with a Law Degree (or converted equivalent) with some knowledge and experience of working in a legal environment. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a methodical approach to work. You should also be able to demonstrate exceptional organisational skills as well as high attention to detail and a strong practical approach to your workload.

About Us

Our Legal Team is highly regarded throughout the Authority as professional and reliable, delivering an excellent legal service, with every member of the team having a positive, “can-do” attitude and adopting a problem-solving approach to any challenge presented.

We have a positive and supportive culture within our Legal Team, sharing knowledge and best practices regularly. We are a true team, with the collective ambition of continuous improvement to provide an exemplar legal service to the Authority. Everyone is encouraged to share creative and innovative ideas to improve our team and the delivery of our legal service.

The Peak District National Park was the first of Britain’s 15 national parks and is still enjoyed by millions, looking for both adventure and a breathing space to escape. It is also the most accessible due its proximity to four major cities of the UK and its 38,000 residents. We recognise the importance of our national park and our job is to speak up and care for the Peak District National Park for all to enjoy forever.

Further Information

Please contact Angela Edwards at angela.edwards@peakdistrict.gov.uk if you have any questions about the role. No agencies at this time please.

Benefits

We operate a hybrid working model and enjoy a healthy work-life balance. We offer a range of staff benefits including flexi-time, a high-quality defined benefit pension scheme, 26-31 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays and the option to purchase more, volunteering leave and free parking at most of our offices. Please check out our Total Reward Brochure to see what else we offer.

Our Values

Care - We care for the Peak District National Park, the people we work with and all those we serve. It’s at the heart of everything we do.

Enjoy - We take pride in what we do and feel good about our contribution.

Pioneer - We were born of pioneers. We will continue to explore opportunities to inspire future generations.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The Peak District National Park Authority is committed to equal opportunities. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. We are also a Disability Confident employer.

If you are unable to apply on line and require a word version of the application form, please contact HR@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Further information

For further information and to apply see our Current vacancies

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.