Government Legal Department
Senior Lawyer New Towns, Housing & Regeneration
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Senior Lawyer – New Towns & Memorials Team
Government Legal Department | Bristol, Croydon, Leeds, London & Manchester
Salary:
£74,960 National / £76,495 Croydon & London
Civil Service Pension with a 28.97% employer contribution
Closing Date:
Tuesday 29 September 2026 at 12:00 midday
Candidate Information Session
Interested in learning more? Join the New Towns & Memorials Team Information Session
Friday 18 September 2026 12:30pm – 1:30pm (Microsoft Teams- Details on the Civil Service Website)
Looking for a legal role where your advice helps shape the future of communities across the UK?
We're recruiting a Senior Lawyer to join the New Towns & Memorials Team within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Legal Advisers (MHCLG LA).
This is a genuinely unique opportunity to work on some of the Government's most significant projects, supporting the delivery of the New Towns Programme, the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, and nationally important projects including the Holocaust Memorial and Grenfell Tower Memorial.
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You'll be working at the heart of major government projects, advising on legally complex, sensitive and high-profile matters that will leave a lasting legacy for future generations.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Work on projects of national significance
- Influence major housing, infrastructure and regeneration programmes
- Advise ministers and senior officials
- Lead strategic legal workstreams
- Manage and develop junior lawyers
- Help shape policy and delivery on some of the Government's biggest priorities
What you'll be doing
- Advising on complex public law, planning and commercial issues
- Supporting the delivery of the New Towns Programme
- Advising on development corporations and major growth projects
- Supporting delivery of the Holocaust Memorial and Grenfell Memorial projects
- Leading client relationships and legal workstreams
- Managing and mentoring junior lawyers
- Providing risk-based advice to senior stakeholders and ministers
What we're looking for
We're keen to hear from experienced lawyers who can demonstrate:
- Strong public law, planning law or advisory experience
- Excellent legal judgement and analytical ability
- Experience advising on complex and high-profile matters
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Leadership capability and team management experience
- The ability to operate confidently in a fast-paced policy environment
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Experience in public law, planning, grants, property, environmental or commercial law would be particularly valuable.
What we offer
- £74,960 National / £76,495 Croydon & London
- Civil Service Pension with a 28.97% employer contribution
- Flexible, hybrid and part-time working options
- Outstanding learning and development opportunities
- Exposure to major government projects and policy development
- The opportunity to make a lasting impact on communities across the UK
Interested?
For more information about the role, please contact govqualified@tmpw.co.uk.
Alternatively, feel free to reach out to me directly on LinkedIn. My profile will appear alongside this advert and I'd be happy to answer any questions about the role, the team or working within the Government Legal Department.
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