Paralegal - Housing Litigation

Brabners; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Liverpool is seeking a Paralegal to join their Housing team. In this role, you will support fee earners with various housing management matters, including injunctions and disrepair claims. Training will be provided, making prior experience desirable but not essential. The firm offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, promoting a flexible work environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday (increasing to 32)

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Life assurance

Engagement in community initiatives

Qualifications

• Desirable to have previous work experience in a legal setting.
• Eager to be an integral part of the team's growth.
• Willingness to learn and receive full training.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners in anti-social behaviour injunctions.
• Assist in disrepair claims including advising on liability.
• Utilize the Case Management System for various tasks.
• Application for access injunctions and tenancy advice.
• Provide general housing management advice.

Skills

Hardworking

Results-driven

Basic legal knowledge

Tools

Case Management System

Job description

We are looking for a Paralegal to join our thriving Housing team based in Liverpool, working alongside our wider team in Manchester and working closely with Partners in Housing supporting the fee earners within the team.

You will be joining one of the UK’s foremost Housing teams who have a wealth of experience in acting for Registered Providers. The team works on varied and housing management matters including anti-social behaviour and housing management possessions, injunctions, committals, housing disrepair, hoarding cases, access injunctions, and housing management policy advice.

Work will be varied, interesting, and stimulating and include supporting fee earners in connection with:

1. Anti-social behaviour and other breach of tenancy injunctions.
2. Disrepair claims including responding to claim letters, organising disclosure, and advising on liability.
3. Using the Case Management System.
4. Applying for access injunctions.
5. General housing management advice on tenancy issues.

We are looking for an individual who is hardworking, results-driven, and eager to be an integral part of the team’s growth.

Previous work experience in a legal setting is desirable but not essential, as we offer full training and development.

Benefits

Our successful candidate will have an opportunity to develop a rewarding career with an award-winning law firm in a flexible and agile working environment.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including 25 days’ holiday (increasing to 32 days through our loyalty recognition programme) plus the option to purchase an extra five days each year.

Additional benefits include a pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection insurance, and opportunities to engage in colleague committees to make a positive impact in the community.

About Brabners

Brabners is a purpose-led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we aim to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change through innovation, diversity, and sustainability.

With over 200 years of history, we are based in the North but serve clients across England and Wales.

We have received awards for innovation at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and for diversity as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognized as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life, and work/life balance.

Our colleague-led affinity groups include those for LGBTQ+, REACH, physical and mental health, social mobility, as well as sustainability and environmental initiatives.

It’s all part of how we make a difference.