Legal Assistant

• Handle objections and appeals in the areas of permit granting, supervision, enforcement, APV (General Local Ordinance), spatial planning, construction, and environment.
• Represent the organization in objection cases before the independent advisory committee for objections (on Thursday evenings).
• Represent the organization in (higher) appeal cases before the court.
• Advise on legal issues in these areas of law and serve as a point of contact for colleagues, if time permits.

What they ask

• Minimum 3 years of work experience at a government organization as a legal counsel for objections and appeals in the physical domain.
• Experience in handling objections and appeals in the areas of permit granting, supervision, enforcement, APV, spatial planning, construction, and environment.
• Current and relevant knowledge of general administrative law, administrative procedural law, and environmental law.
• Willingness and ability to represent the organization in objection cases before the independent advisory committee for objections (on Thursday evenings).
• Willingness and ability to analyze complex files.
• Excellent communication skills to prevent or shorten legal procedures.
• Ability to write easily and clearly, so that legal decisions are understandable to citizens.

Preferences.

• Completed HBO (higher professional education) degree, preferably in Law.
• Communicative.
• Independent.
• Analytical.
• Meticulous.
• Politically and administratively sensitive.
• Comfortable in a role that navigates between citizens, colleagues, and the advisory committee for objections.
• Ability to quickly switch between different topics and distinguish main from secondary issues.
• Creative, solution-oriented, and persistent.
• Work accurately and systematically.
• A true team player who feels at home in an independent role.
• Environmentally aware, results-oriented, collaborative, flexible, and responsible.