Housing Lawyer

Brent Council; Wembley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Brent Council is seeking a Housing Lawyer to join its Civil / Housing Litigation Team. This pivotal role involves providing high-level legal advice, conducting advocacy, and ensuring the needs of the Council and its community are met. The council's commitment to transformation and diversity makes this an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic borough.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Flexible working hours and work from home option

Access to affordable parking

Cycle to work scheme

Access to Employee Assistance programme

Season ticket loan for public transport

My Brent Rewards for discounts

Qualifications

• Must possess a current practising certificate.
• Experience in civil/housing litigation is essential.
• Dependability and self-reliance are critical traits.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on civil/housing litigation matters.
• Conduct advocacy on behalf of the council.
• Instruct counsel as required.

Skills

Proactive legal advice

Problem anticipation and solving

Self-reliance

Education

Current practising certificate (Barrister, Solicitor, Legal Executive)

Strong experience in Civil/Housing litigation

Job description

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Join an exciting Legal Service

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

In our Civil / Housing Litigation Team, we are looking for a lawyer:

• To provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on civil/housing litigation matters to the Council, its members, and officers.
• To personally conduct advocacy on behalf of the council and instruct counsel as appropriate.

The Person

The successful applicant will possess:

• A current practising certificate (either as a Barrister, Solicitor or Legal Executive)
• Strong experience in all matters relating to Civil/Housing litigation.
• Ability to anticipate problems and solve them accordingly
• Must be dependable and self-reliant.

Our Offer to You

In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service
• Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)
• A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave
• Access to affordable parking nearby
• Access to our Zipcar scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling
• Season ticket loan for public transport
• Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities
• Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [e-mail]

Job Description

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal and General Business

• Industries

  Government Administration, Legal Services, and Housing and Community Development

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