Lawyer Rights of Way

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Job Reference staffscc/TP/22/4772

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Fixed Term Full Time Contract Details: Fixed Term (until 31 March 2028) Salary: £46,579 - £50,908 Working Hours: 37 Location: SP1 Closing Date: 25/10/2026 Job Category: Legal Directorate: Finance and Resources Business Unit: Law and Democracy

Job Introduction

Staffordshire County Council is a modern, progressive and forward-thinking authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be courageous and innovative in their approach.

Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, consisting of lawyers, trainees and support staff, with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression. The service supports the County Council in the delivery of its objectives by providing quality services to support every single function in the Council including Environment and Countryside, as well as to a wide range of external clients. 

The successful candidate will undertake a rewarding varied caseload of public rights of way, access land, highways, commons and village greens related matters so previous experience of these specialisms is essential, within either public sector or private practice.  

There are a number of benefits to working at Staffordshire County Council including generous holiday entitlement, flexi time, annual leave purchase scheme, employee discounts, local government pension scheme, optional car lease scheme and a staff parking discount scheme.  

We understand the importance of a work-life balance and currently offer remote working with attendance at our Stafford office on flexible patterns and in accordance with business need. We are also happy to consider requests for part-time working. 

Fixed Term Contract 31 March 2028

Main Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking routine to moderately complex countryside, public rights of way, access land, highways, commons and village greens matters including enforcement, hearings and inquiries. 
• Providing support for senior team members in relation to large or complex matters. 
• Providing general legal advice on public rights of way, access land, highways, commons and village greens related matters including legal research. 
• Supervising and delegate to other more junior members of the team  
• Adhering to the Legal Services Unit’s LEXCEL quality standards. 
• Such other duties as may reasonably be required including providing assistance with the drafting of Committee reports. 

The Ideal Candidate

The minimum criteria that will be used to shortlist for this role will be:

We are looking for a qualified Chartered Legal Executive, Solicitor or Barrister with: 

• Sound knowledge of the law relating to countryside, public rights of way, access land, highways, commons and village greens.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.  
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload.  
• Local authority knowledge preferred but not essential. 
• Strong I.T. skills  

If you are unsure if your skills and experience are suitable for this role or for an informal chat please contact Heather Morgan, Team Senior on [phone removed] or at [email removed].  

Interviews will be held the week commencing 2 November 2026.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. 

Please note: The minimum essential criteria in the ide