Job Summary
We are seeking a robust housing litigator to join our housing management team. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious solicitor with excellent communication and client care skills. The candidate should have a strong attention to detail, be able to work independently and as part of a team, and exhibit a flexible attitude to work and time.
Key Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Strong experience in a housing management legal department of a solicitor’s firm or in-house
- Managing a busy caseload of housing litigation matters, including defending disrepair claims, possession, civil injunctions, defending EPA claims, AST and/or leasehold matters, forfeiture claims
- Experience delivering excellent client care, preferably in private practice
- Participation in marketing and networking activities, firm-wide or departmental
- A consistent track record of meeting monthly time recording and billing targets
- Familiarity with case management systems
- Managing support services, including supervision of secretarial and junior staff
Benefits
- Solicitor bonus up to 10 %
- Profit share scheme paid in June based on the previous financial year profits
- Private medical insurance
- Medicash scheme providing cashback on health services
- Auto‑enrolment pension scheme after 3 months dependent on age and salary
- Annual leave: minimum 25 days plus 1 day after each completed year up to a maximum of 30 days; carry over up to 5 days
- Long service awards (special lunches, extra time off and monetary reward)
- Birthday off (an extra day’s leave if the birthday falls on a working day)
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave after two years’ service (enhanced benefits)
- Death in service insurance: 2× salary
- Volunteer sabbatical: up to 2 days paid leave a year for CSR efforts
- Worklife Central programme covering careers, families, wellbeing and inclusion with online talks, support groups and workshops
- Legal fees contribution after one year’s service
- Recruitment incentive up to £2,000 (dependent on level of seniority)
- Season ticket loan after probation: interest‑free advance for public transport tickets
- Cycle to work scheme allowing a 25 %–39 % saving on bike retail price
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