Social Housing Solicitor - Nationwide -Outside London

Gemini Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An established law firm is seeking a dedicated Social Housing Solicitor to join their highly regarded Housing team. This role involves managing a diverse caseload, providing technical expertise, and ensuring high-quality client care. The firm is recognized for its commitment to excellence and offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth. With a focus on resolving housing disputes efficiently, this position allows you to make a meaningful impact while working within a collaborative team. If you are passionate about housing law and looking for a challenging yet rewarding role, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Supervision Bonus

Supportive Team Environment

Real Prospects for Promotion

Qualifications

• Must have a clean Practising Certificate at the time of applying.
• Previous supervisory experience and strong client care skills are essential.
• Experience in dealing with all Housing-related work is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of Housing work and managing caseloads.
• Assisting with casework including public and private housing cases.
• Supervising caseworkers and trainees, ensuring compliance.

Skills

Clean Practising Certificate

Client Care Skills

Supervisory Experience

Networking Skills

Analytical Skills

IT Skills

Initiative and Judgment

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role: Social Housing Solicitor

Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Social Housing Solicitor / Supervisor for highly sought permanent position.

Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our client’s accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.

Our client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001-2013 accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Housing Department Background:

Our client’s Housing team, ranked by The Legal 500 directory for its services across England and Wales, provides assistance to both landlords and tenants on all housing issues. Their practitioners are highly experienced in finding solutions to housing disputes and aim to address the issues quickly and effectively. Our client offers lawyer supported dispute resolution or alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a means to resolve housing disrepair matters. Their department also regularly represents clients in the courts for unlawful eviction, possession proceedings and prepare applications for judicial review in cases of homelessness.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Report directly to Department Director
• Professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of clients’ needs
• Responsible for all aspects of Housing work and on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
• Ability to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
• Assisting with casework including dealing with a range of public and private housing cases including Homelessness; Disrepair; Eviction; Possession; Property Ownership Disputes; Succession for Tenants; Neighbourhood Problems matters as well as undertaking your own advocacy
• Ability to manage and supervise caseworkers and trainees.
• Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases
• Dealing with correspondence
• Maintaining accurate time costing procedures
• Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly
• Ensuring compliance with file management.
• Willingness to attend Housing Court Duty Scheme.

Key Skills Required:

• Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of applying
• Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals
• Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators
• Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities involved in Housing issues
• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
• Excellent analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to use own initiative and sound judgment
• Working knowledge of the publicly funded Housing work including legal representation and legal help and have the ability to service privately funded cases
• Have extensive experience in dealing with all Housing related work
• Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
• Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.

On Offer:

Salary & Supervision Bonus – Social Housing

• NQ: £46,000 (London) / £44,500 (Outside London)
• 1–3 PQE: £48,000–£52,000 (London) / £46,500–£50,500 (Outside London)
• Supervision Bonus: Up to £8,000 (London) / £7,400 (Outside London)
• Supervisor Bonus: £1,250–£2,750 (London) / £1,150–£2,550 (Outside London)

On offer is an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment and real prospects for promotion. The Company will allow hybrid-working in accordance with the company policy.

About Gemini Recruitment and Equal opportunities:

Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.

The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.

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