Attorney (Land Use & Zoning) — Blue Bell / Hybrid Remote — Nationally Recognized Regional Firm
Jobot · Blue Bell, PA · 3 wk ago
HybridLegalFull-time
Job Details
You'll work alongside experienced municipal attorneys on a varied land use, zoning, and municipal docket for clients across Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester Counties, with significant direct client contact throughout.
Looking for:
- Experience or interest in any of the following welcomed:
- - Handle and assist with matters across comprehensive planning, land use, zoning, and code enforcement
- - Attend municipal meetings, zoning hearing board hearings, and code enforcement proceedings, including evening meetings
- - Manage day-to-day transactional work — contract review, ordinance and resolution drafting, and labor and employment issues
- - Conduct in-depth legal research on planning, zoning, and property rights, interpreting statutes, judicial rulings, and regulatory codes
- - Draft briefs for land use appeals
Requirements
- Pennsylvania Bar admission
- 1+ years of municipal, land use, or zoning experience — or a strong interest in moving into the practice
- J.D. from an accredited school
- Strong writing, research, and analytical skills, with clear and practical judgment
- Comfortable attending evening hearings and meetings
Qualifications
- Municipal Law
- Land Use & Zoning
- Real Estate, Land Development, and Property Rights
- Code Enforcement
- Administrative Law and Land Use Appeals
- Ordinance and Resolution Drafting