Disrepair Solicitor

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions; Remote; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Solicitor for a full-time position with a Housing Association in Greater Manchester, offering a salary of around £55,000 per annum. This remote role involves managing disrepair cases, providing legal representation, and advising on tenant-related matters. Ideal candidates must be qualified solicitors with extensive experience in managing complex legal cases. If you have a background in Social Housing and disrepair claims, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing disrepair cases.
• Qualified solicitor with the ability to handle complex legal matters.
• Expertise in providing legal advice in housing-related issues.

Responsibilities

• Handle routine and complex legal cases related to landlord and tenant matters.
• Manage disrepair cases along with tenancy enforcement and general housing advice.
• Provide legal representation in courts and tribunals.

Skills

Social Housing

Disrepair claims

Legal representation

Case management

Job description

Job Description

We are currently working in partnership with a Housing Association in Greater Manchester, who are looking for a Solicitor to join the team on a permanent basis.

This will be a full-time position which can be conducted remotely, offering a salary of circa £55,000 per annum.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing disrepair cases, and they must be a qualified solicitor.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Handling a case load of routine, complex and potentially sensitive legal cases made up of contentious and non-contentious matters including advice on repairs obligations and other landlord & tenant related matters
• Managing predominantly disrepair matters, but also covering tenancy enforcement, injunction and general housing management advice
• Providing specialist and responsive legal and procedural advice to the organisation, colleagues and members
• Providing legal representation for the organisation and act as professional legal advocate in courts and tribunals

Experience required:

• Experience required in Social Housing
• Experience managing extensive disrepair claims and cases
• Experience and ability to handle large, complex and demanding legal caseloads with competing deadlines

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