Housing Disrepair Lawyer or Legal Officer

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established housing association is seeking a Housing Disrepair Lawyer or Legal Officer to join their team on a permanent contract. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity for progression within a supportive environment, focusing on disrepair claims and customer service.

Benefits

Competitive salaries and annual pay awards

Flexible working for work-life balance

Enhanced maternity and parental leave

Health and wellbeing plans

25 days annual leave, increasing with service

Continuous training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in handling housing disrepair claims.
• Ability to work independently and manage cases.
• Experience in supervising junior team members is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run disrepair claims independently.
• Provide advice and support to internal departments.
• Supervise and support junior members of the team.

Skills

Knowledge of housing disrepair matters

Experience in social housing

Customer service orientation

Education

Law degree or equivalent legal qualification

Job description

Housing Disrepair Lawyer or Legal Officer

View more categories View less categories Practice area Civil litigation Contract type Permanent Hours Full time PQE 1 year ,2 years ,3 years ,4 years ,5 years Position Legal executive ,Paralegal ,Solicitor Sector In-house ,Public sector/Charities

Housing Disrepair Lawyer or Legal Officer

Organisation: Housing Association

Salary: Up to £45k

Location: Remote or North East England

Contract: Permanent

A well-established housing association is seeking a housing disrepair specialist to join their friendly and efficient team on a permanent contract.

Our client is able to consider lawyers or non-qualified legal professionals for this post, as long as you can demonstrate sufficient experience and knowledge of housing disrepair matters. Experience of social housing is highly advantageous.

You will work as a key member of the Property Litigation Legal Team, together with the other teams within our Legal Services Department, in delivering a customer focussed service to internal colleagues.

Advice will be provided on disrepair claims, which you will run independently. Support will be provided to internal departments and in particular our maintenance colleagues in order to defend claims, prepare court proceedings and documentation as necessary.

If you are looking for progression, there is scope within this role to deputise for the team leader, by supervising and supporting more junior members of the disrepair team.

This role can be worked remote or hybrid. The housing disrepair team is based in the north east branch of the organisation so if you are not near this location then there is scope to work remotely, or visit the office less frequently.

• Competitive pay - competitive salaries, annual pay awards and bonuses
• Flexible working will provide you with a proper work-life balance
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, parental leave and pay
• High street rewards and discounts
• Health and wellbeing plans
• 25 days annual leave (on top of bank holidays), increasing to 30 days with length of service, and the option to buy more days
• Continuous training and development opportunities

The organisation is proud to be a diverse, inclusive and caring employer, and they are an accredited Disability Confident employer.

For a chance to be part of this amazing organisation, please apply immediately to be considered for shortlisting. Alternatively, should you require further information or wish to discuss your suitability before applying please contact Chloë Cameron in our Manchester office for a confidential discussion.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

Company

About Sellick Partnership

Established in 2002, Sellick Partnership is a market-leading professional services recruitment business with six offices nationwide. We offer a complete legal recruitment service on a nationwide basis within the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Our Legal team are considered one of the best in the country and are highly knowledgeable in their specialist markets.

Our Legal Recruitment Consultants are market specialists and highly experienced in sourcing and placing high-calibre locum, contract and permanent legal professionals across the UK. We recruit across all areas of law, sourcing and placing candidates in legal jobs such as legal director, legal executive, barristers and solicitors as well as positions at the paralegal level.

For our clients, we offer a tailored approach to recruitment services that is based on the needs of your organisation. We take the time to get to know you and your organisation and support you at every step of the way to secure high-calibre legal candidates every time. For our candidates, we regularly partner with legal chambers and specialist legal organisations to hold CPD training events, workshops and seminars to help you keep abreast of industry news and topical issues. These events for legal professionals are a great way of networking and learning new skills that you can use as you progress through your legal career.

With in-depth sector knowledge, an extensive network of clients and high-calibre legal professionals plus an unrivalled name in the market, we are best placed to support your recruitment needs.

Get in touch with us today to find out how we can help you.

Manchester: 0161 834 1642

Leeds: 0113 243 9775

London: 0203 997 9255

We also specialise in recruiting professionals into a variety of positions on a permanent and temporary basis across the following specialisms: Finance & Accountancy, HR, Procurement, Change & Transformation, ICT & Digital Technology, Actuarial, Housing & Property Services and Senior & Executive. To find out more about Sellick Partnership, please visit our website:www.sellickpartnership.co.uk

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