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Senior Housing and Disrepair Lawyer
Posted 1 week ago by 1762245110
£64,032 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: The role of Senior Housing and Disrepair Lawyer involves providing legal expertise in housing litigation, particularly in disrepair matters, within a London Borough Council. The position requires over 5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) and includes managerial responsibilities alongside a personal caseload. The successful candidate will join a supportive team and contribute to strategic advice and case allocation. Local authority experience is preferred, but candidates with transferable skills from other sectors are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of disrepair matters and statutory nuisance claims.
- Assist the principal lawyer with team management.
- Provide strategic legal advice in housing and disrepair matters.
- Allocate cases to other team members within the Housing and Disrepair Litigation team.
Key Skills:
- Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, or Chartered Legal Executive.
- Substantial experience in housing disrepair and statutory nuisance.
- Strong experience in housing litigation.
- Management experience preferred.
- Ability to maintain a heavy caseload.
Salary (Rate): £64,032 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Legal
Permanent Senior Housing and Disrepair Lawyer
London Borough Council
Hybrid Working Arrangement
£58,752 - £64,032
We are delighted to be exclusively recruiting to this Senior Housing and Disrepair Lawyer with our London Borough client. They are seeking an experienced lawyer with over 5 years PQE who has strong experience in housing litigation and ideally management. Our client is ideally seeking someone with local authority experience but candidates from different sectors with transferrable skills are encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate will be joining a busy but supportive team, carrying a caseload of mainly disrepair matters and statutory nuisance claims as well as assisting the principal lawyer with the management of the team. They will also be required to provide strategic advice in housing and disrepair matters and allocate cases to other members of the Housing and Disrepair Litigation team.
What's in it for the successful Senior Housing and Disrepair Lawyer?
Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Season ticket and bicycle loans
- A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
- Supportive staff networks
What the successful Senior Housing Lawyer will possess:
Our client is seeking a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with substantial experience of housing disrepair and statutory nuisance. As well as managerial responsibilities, you will also be required to maintain a heavy caseload of your own cases, primarily of housing disrepair, although there will also be opportunities to provide high quality legal advice in other housing litigation areas as well as disrepair.
Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this position, or contact Elleyn Hewitt in our Manchester office for an informal discussion about the role.
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