Legal Assistant - Planning and Highways

Legal Assistant – Planning and Highways

Temporary Contract – 12 Weeks

Job Details

Client: Worcestershire County Council
Service: Legal Services / Planning and Highways
Matrix Reference: OR119984
Contract: Temporary
Vacancies: 1
Hours: 35 per week
Start Date: 2 November 2026
End Date: 24 January 2027
Duration: 12 weeks
PAYE Rate: £18.04 per hour

Working Pattern and Location

Hybrid: generally 2 days in the office and 3 days working remotely. Wildwood Building, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester WR5 2NP. Rota cover may be required until 5pm Monday to Thursday and 4:30pm Friday.

Job Overview

Worcestershire County Council is seeking a Legal Assistant with demonstrable conveyancing and land law experience to support its Planning and Highways legal team. The role supports property and land matters affecting the highway authority, title investigations, drafting legal agreements, planning obligations and public rights of way.

Important – Please Read Carefully

Demonstrable experience in conveyancing, land law or related highways/planning agreements is essential. This is specialist legal work, not general legal administration. The listed Matrix supplier submission deadline was 30 October 2026 and has passed; the Council must confirm whether further candidates will be accepted.

Key Responsibilities

• Support departments on land and property legal matters, particularly highways and planning.
• Deal with Highways Act 1980 agreements for making up and adopting streets and ways.
• Investigate titles, undertake searches and prepare or draft related agreements.
• Prepare deeds of dedication for highways purposes.
• Work on licences, wayleaves and easements.
• Assist with section 106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 agreements.
• Support traffic regulation orders and public rights of way matters.
• Arrange sealing of documents requiring the Council's Common Seal.
• Assist the Conveyancing Section with Land Compensation Act 1973 Part 1 claims and Land Registry notices.
• Support Commons and Village Greens matters with the Principal Conveyancer.
• Maintain confidential records, manage deadlines and liaise with senior staff and outside agencies.

Essential Experience and Skills

• Demonstrable experience in conveyancing, land or related property law, including highways or planning agreements.
• General education to A-level standard, including GCSE English or equivalent.
• Strong written and spoken communication and professional stakeholder handling.
• Organisation, numeracy, time management and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and maintain absolute confidentiality.
• Flexible and practical problem-solving approach.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of highways and/or planning law.
• Knowledge of local government legal services.
• Professional Legal Executive or other legal qualification in land law.
• Experience drafting section 106 agreements, highways adoption agreements and deeds.

Additional Information

Matrix supplier submission deadline: 30 October 2026 (already passed; acceptance of further CVs must be confirmed).
Target interview: 4 November 2026, online, approximately 30 minutes with a Principal Solicitor.
Maximum CVs per agency: 2.
Required at submission: Right to work in UK; Contract / Key Information Document; Confidentiality Agreement; CV; Criminal Convictions Declaration; Proof of Qualifications; two years of references/work history.

Disclaimer

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Job Reference: OR119984

Strict Screening Questions

1. Do you have hands-on experience in conveyancing, land law or related property legal matters?
2. Have you handled highways agreements or the adoption of roads under the Highways Act 1980?
3. Have you drafted or reviewed section 106 planning agreements or other property agreements?
4. Have you investigated land titles, carried out property searches or reviewed deeds?
5. Have you dealt with easements, wayleaves, licences or public rights of way?
6. Do you have A-level qualifications or equivalent, including GCSE English or equivalent?
7. Can you attend County Hall, Worcester, generally two days per week?
8. Do you have the right to work in the UK and can you provide the required compliance documents?

Skills

Legal Assistant, Conveyancing, Land Law, Property Law, Highways Act 1980, Section 106 Agreements, Planning Law, Deeds of Dedication, Easements, Wayleaves, Land Registry, Public Rights of Way