Regulatory Solicitor

CRA Consulting

  • Sheffield
  • £45,000-55,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 9 days ago
Job Title: Regulatory Solicitor - Contentious / Disputes (NQ to 2 years PQE)
Location: Sheffield with Hybrid Working
Salary: £45,000 to £55,000
Contract: Full Time, PermanentRole Overview & Daily Responsibilities:
  • Act on planning and infrastructure disputes: judicial review/statutory appeals, planning inquiries/ExA hearings, DCOs, CPOs, s106/s278 disputes, village green/town & village green challenges, and rights of way.
  • Advise on energy and infrastructure regulation (generation, networks, pipelines, waste, water) including permitting, licence compliance and enforcement.
  • Manage incident response (pollution events, major accidents), internal investigations, and regulator liaison.
  • Represent clients before regulators/courts/tribunals (e.g., Environment Agency, HSE, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, local planning authorities, Ofgem/Ofwat).
  • Handle complex case files, including multi-party disputes and technically detailed matters.
  • Provide non-contentious advice on regulatory compliance, permitting regimes, planning strategy, health & safety management, and risk allocation in transactions.
  • Coordinate expert evidence, eDisclosure and privilege strategy; draft pleadings, position papers and submissions.
  • Support corporate/real estate transactions on contentious risk allocation and post-completion disputes.
  • Contribute to business development, thought leadership and training.
Employee Benefits Package:
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Holiday purchase / sale scheme
  • Birthday day off
  • Enhanced parental leave - Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental & Adoption
  • Enhanced company sickness pay
  • Enhanced company pension scheme
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Employee assistance & well-being scheme
  • Optional benefits - Critical illness, dental plan, insurance schemes etc. (through salary sacrifice)
  • Discounted equal services
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Bonus scheme
  • Hybrid working
  • Flexible & agile working
Company Overview:
  • A leading national law firm with a strong regional presence is looking to expand its Sheffield disputes & regulatory team. The firm is a modern, commercially focused organisation with bright, well-appointed offices, a supportive culture and an excellent employee benefits package. It offers clear career pathways, structured training and visible opportunities for progression and is investing in growth in Sheffield with new mandates and a steady pipeline of complex, high-profile work across planning, environmental, energy, infrastructure, health & safety and land development.
Introducing CRA Consulting:
  • CRA Consulting are a specialist legal recruiter, operating across the UK. CRA works in partnership with reputable law firms with either local, regional, national or international presence. We recruit at all levels from board, director and partnership level through to support staff.
  • For additional information on how we can assist you with your next career move, visit the CRA Consulting Website at
How to Apply:
  • If this Regulatory Solicitor vacancy is of interest, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Rhys Spencer who is managing this vacancy, call 0114 241 8030 for a confidential discussion.
  • Are you wanting to review additional career opportunities? Visit our jobs page at
Additional Information:
  • CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
  • This Regulatory Solicitor vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.
CompanyWe are at the forefront of legal recruitment and our team of expert legal recruiters understand the needs of our candidates and clients.Progression, Case Loads, ExpertiseWe know that our candidates want progression, manageable case loads, and salaries and benefits which reflect their expertise. We know that their purpose is to help people, work with them to have fair representation, and have ambitious career goals in legal. They want us to work with them to find the best legal jobs.Integrity, Growth, BrandOur clients want to run their business within integrity - and that's one of our core values. We work with legal firms to attract and retain the best candidates to help them grow. Brand is something at the heart of the legal sector, so we are focused on advising on employee brand to help with attraction and retention.All Levels of Legal RecruitmentWhether legal, compliance, company secretarial, policy, qualified or non-qualified, temporary or permanent, our expert legal recruitment consultants have a single market focus. Our clients and candidates testify to how we've helped them find the best legal jobs, and help them grow their legal businesses.Legal jobs we recruit for
  • Solicitors
  • Legal Executives
  • Paralegals
  • Law Graduates
  • Legal Secretaries
  • Legal Office support
  • Locum Lawyers
  • Legal Cashiers
For more information and to register with us please click on the link below:https://www.craconsultants.com/users/register/new/registrationCALL: 0114 2418030Company info Website Telephone 0114 2418030 Location 51 Clarkegorve Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 2NH
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