Is the planning and environmental law market turning? Is the market showing any signs of turning? A question I am regularly asked. After a number of years of significant headcount growth within the planning and environment sector, it is inevitable…
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Planning Lawyer Jobs Market 2022 Update
Planning Lawyer Jobs Market 2022 Update I thought I would provide an update on recruitment trends for planning lawyers from 2021, the first quarter of 2022, and predictions for the rest of the year. The market for planning lawyers hit…
Origin Legals Interview with Associate Emma McDonald – Town Legal LLP
Origin Legal’s Interview with Associate Emma McDonald, Town Legal LLP Emma McDonald is an Associate with Town Legal LLP. She joined in 2021 having trained and qualified with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. Emma advises a wide range of clients in…
Origin Legals interview with Environment and Planning Partner Ben Stansfield, Gowling WLG
Interview with Ben Stansfield Environment and Planning Partner, Gowling WLG Ben Stansfield is a Partner in the Environment and Planning team of Gowling WLG. He advises on an array of environmental and planning matters and takes an active interest in…
Planning Recruitment update April 2020
Planning Recruitment update April 2020 To quote the late Douglas Adams “Don’t Panic”. While recruitment in the planning sector has slowed down, due to the unprecedented times that we now find ourselves in, most recruitment processes are paused, not cancelled.…
Planning law hires and transfers
2019 was another busy year for moves in the planning sector. It is always a challenging area to recruit into, with the main challenge being the small number of teams leading to fewer applicants for the available roles that are out there.
Running for Fairleigh Hospice
Running for Fairleigh Hospice On 21st June 2018 Origin Legal’s Jason Nottage and Stuart Phillips took part in the 20th Birketts Race for Business in aid of Farleigh Hospice. The race which starts from Chelmsford town centre is a 3.5-mile…
Development versus Infrastructure Planning
Development versus Infrastructure Planning Development versus Infrastructure Planning. Advice for junior planning solicitors. Views on the legal planning sector 2015/16 by Stuart Phillips, Origin Legal. Recruitment in the planning market in 2015 has continued on an upward curve with most…
Planning Law recruitment summer 2014 update by Stuart Phillips
Planning Law recruitment summer 2014 update by Stuart Phillips Planning Law Recruitment Update – June 2014 Is your move sustainable? The recruitment market for Planning Solicitors is booming again. After a number of years in the doldrums where large firms…
Planning Law Recruitment Update
Planning Law Recruitment Update Recruitment into the Legal Planning Sector continues to grow -Winter 2013 update Recruitment and investment into the legal planning sector has continued to grow steadily throughout 2013 and most practices seem to be optimistic about work…