Housing Solicitor - Newcastle

GEMINI RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid-working policy

Strong career progression

Attractive salary package

Job summary

Gemini Recruitment is partnering with a large, established law firm to recruit a dedicated Housing Solicitor for a permanent position. The Housing team handles landlord and tenant matters across England and Wales, including disrepair, eviction, and homelessness cases, often representing clients in court.

The role requires a qualified solicitor with advocacy experience, strong client service, and supervisory skills.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with a valid practising certificate is required.
• Experience handling housing disputes for landlords and tenants is essential.
• Strong client service mindset with supervisory capabilities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Report directly to Department Director and manage a caseload of housing matters.
• Handle homelessness applications, disrepair, eviction and possession proceedings.
• Attend clients, take instructions, prepare cases and conduct advocacy when appropriate.
• Ensure accurate time costing and compliance with file management procedures.

Skills

Strong communication

Teamwork

Proactive and motivated

Supervisory experience

Client care skills

Networking and business development

Analytical and organizational skills

Initiative and sound judgment

Housing knowledge

Advocacy experience

Education

Qualified Solicitor with Practising Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Housing Solicitor

A Legal 500, Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Housing Solicitors 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.

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
• 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 a diverse caseload of public and private housing matters, such as: Homelessness applications and appeals, Disrepair claims, Eviction and possession proceedings, Property ownership disputes, Unlawful eviction cases, Succession rights for tenants, Neighbourhood and anti-social behaviour issues.
• Conducting your own advocacy where appropriate
• 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

Key Skills Required

• Qualified Solicitor with a valid Practising Certificate.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with a commitment to excellent client service.
• Proactive, adaptable, and motivated to take on new challenges and grow professionally.
• 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 vulnerabilities client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities
• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to use own initiative and sound judgment
• Working knowledge of the publicly funded Housing work and have the ability to service privately funded cases
• Have extensive experience in dealing with 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.

What we offer:

• A fantastic supportive team
• Strong career progression with support for legal awards and professional recognition
• Attractive salary package with supervision bonus

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.