Housing Litigation Solicitor

Jobtrain; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £48,183 p.a.

Annual leave 28–31 days + birthday

Pension up to 17%

Health & wellbeing support

Discount platform

Annual leave buy/sell

Job summary

Thirteen Group is seeking a Housing Litigation Solicitor (Housing Litigator) to join our Legal team. You’ll handle housing-related matters and provide clear legal advice to colleagues across the business.

This hybrid role requires 2–3 days per week at our Hudson Quay office in Middlesbrough, with remaining time at home. You’ll support the Housing and Communities directorate and adapt to varying business needs.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with SRA accreditation or equivalent.
• Excellent knowledge of housing law, pre-action protocols and civil procedure.
• Experience managing a varied caseload and meeting tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide housing litigation support with effective case management and proper documentation.
• Maintain accurate case records, bundles, instructions and documents; ensure timely progression.
• Represent Thirteen in court proceedings and instruct counsel when needed.
• Provide legal advice and training on litigation, tenancy enforcement and related matters to colleagues.
• Keep up to date with housing law and court procedures to ensure consistency across teams.

Skills

Housing litigation

Legal analysis

Client advisory

Education

SRA accreditation

Job description

Join us as a Housing Litigation Solicitor at Thirteen Group!

Role Overview:

Thirteen Group is on the lookout for a Housing Litigation Solicitor (internally known as Housing Litigator) to join our Legal team.

Supporting our Housing and Communities directorate, you’ll manage a varied caseload of housing litigation and provide clear legal advice to colleagues across the business.

Your work will cover a broad range of housing-related matters, including anti-social behaviour, possession, injunctions, committal, disrepair, access, tenancy enforcement, assignment and succession matters.

This is a hybrid role, offering a balance of home and office working. You’ll be expected to spend 2-3 days per week working from our fantastic Hudson Quay office in Middlesbrough, with the remainder of your time working from home. As business and team needs can vary, you'll need to be adaptable and may be required to spend additional time in the office when needed.

Thirteen Benefits:

• Salary – £48,183 per annum
• Annual leave – starting at 28 days and rising to 31 days after three years, a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.
• Pension – up to 17% contributions (flexible contribution rates of up to 7% colleague and up to 10% employer).
• Simply Health – save money on common health expenses and get access to health and wellbeing support services.
• T’dar – our Discount and Reward platform giving you huge savings on everyday brands.
• Opportunities to buy and sell annual leave

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide housing litigation support through effective case management and ensuring legal advice is sound, proportionate and properly evidenced.
• Maintain accurate case records, evidence bundles, instructions and litigation documents, ensuring matters progress efficiently and within required timescales.
• Represent Thirteen in court proceedings, hearings and other legal forums. You’ll prepare and present cases and instruct counsel, solicitors, experts and witnesses where appropriate.
• Provide legal advice and training on litigation, tenancy enforcement, evidence, procedure and customer-related matters, enabling colleagues to make informed decisions.
• Keep up to date with housing law, court procedure, pre-action requirements and legislation to help teams understand and apply legal requirements consistently.

About You:

• You’ll hold a professional legal accreditation as recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority or equivalent professional body.
• Fantastic knowledge of housing law, pre-action protocols, civil procedure and court processes.
• You’ll have excellent analytical and research skills, with the ability to assess legal risk, evaluate prospects of success and provide balanced, practical advice.
• Experience managing a complex and varied caseload, consistently delivering positive outcomes and working to tight deadlines.
• A great relationship builder, with the ability to influence, negotiate and expertly explain legal options clearly to colleagues, customers, witnesses and external representatives.
• Confident producing clear, concise and well-reasoned legal reports, correspondence and court documentation.

Why Thirteen

At Thirteen, we work together to provide quality homes, build stronger communities, and support people to live well. As the largest housing association in the North East and among the top 25 nationally, we manage over 36,000 homes, with over 1,600 colleagues providing services for around 100,000 customers.

Our vision is to be the most trusted housing association, with happy customers. In fact, we put customers at the heart of everything we do.

• Join a team that’s local at heart but welcomes talent from everywhere.
• Be part of an organisation that values diversity and inclusivity.
• Be a part of a company that offers tailored support services, going beyond just housing solutions.

Interested?

For more details, please refer to the attached documents.

If you’d like to talk more about the role, please contact Helen Thompson, Head of Legal and Home Ownership on 07814 583169 for an informal discussion.

As part of our hiring process, if you’re successful we’ll need to verify your right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not a Skilled Worker Sponsoring Employer at this time