Legal Assistant/Paralegal (Disrepair)

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD; Lewisham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Legal Assistant/Paralegal to support the housing and disrepair team in Lewisham. The role involves managing a caseload, drafting legal documents, and attending team meetings. This temporary, full-time position offers hybrid working arrangements. Interested candidates should apply with their CV on the website or via the provided email.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a caseload of disrepair and housing cases.
• Proficiency in drafting defences and witness statements.
• Ability to attend legal and housing management meetings.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of 40 mixed disrepair and housing cases.
• Draft defences, witness statements, and application notices.
• Maintain accurate logs of all housing and disrepair cases.

Skills

Knowledge of housing and disrepair

Case management

Drafting legal documents

Job description

Legal Assistant/Paralegal (Disrepair) needed in Lewisham, £26.10ph PAYE - Reference: RQ1535292

This is maternity cover for the paralegal in the housing and disrepair team, the post will be between 6-12 months duration. The job is hybrid, 2 days a week in the office and 3 days working remotely.

They will ideally have some knowledge of housing, disrepair and EPA prosecutions

The role will require the candidate to:.

• Manage a caseload of 40 mixed disrepair and housing cases (supervised by the Principal Lawyer/Senior Lawyer. Drafting defences, witness statements and application notices, settling claims and dealing with costs issues.
• Attending legal, income and housing management meetings.
• Ensuring that an accurate log is kept of all existing and new housing and disrepair cases.
• Arranging for the payment of external invoices.
• Entering hearing dates into the Legal Housing Calendar.
• Sharing the monitoring of the dedicated Legal Housing inbox (with the Legal Assistant in the team) to deal with enquiries relating to new and existing cases and assisting external solicitors with clients and escalating matters when necessary.

This is a full time role on a Temporary basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to [e-mail] quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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