Principal Associate - Planning
Gowling WLGBirmingham, England, United Kingdom • London, England, United Kingdom
Posted September 9, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Gowling WLG is an international law firm with over 1,500 legal professionals worldwide, offering a comprehensive suite of services including Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Financial Services, Tech, Public Sector, and more. The company combines expertise from Gowlings (Canada) and Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (UK), providing in-depth knowledge across key global sectors. Distinctively, Gowling WLG is recognized as a top employer and champions equity, diversity, and inclusion in its workplaces.
Job Description
Gowling WLG is seeking a Principal Associate to join its Planning Team in Birmingham. The team advises on a wide range of commercial development projects, including large-scale residential and infrastructure works. This role involves providing expert planning advice, driving commercial solutions, and collaborating with colleagues across multiple sectors.
Requirements
- Manage your own caseload and prioritise workload effectively.
- Work in a team environment and support colleagues.
- Negotiate effectively and deliver commercial solutions.
- Communicate appropriately at all levels.
- Drafting planning related deeds and documents.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave
- Private medical insurance
- Pension allowance
- Life assurance
- Sabbatical opportunity
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
- Health and wellbeing programmes
- Training and personal development
