Senior Housing Disrepair Solicitor

QED Legal Recruitment Limited; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

QED Legal Recruitment Limited in Manchester is seeking a Senior Housing Disrepair Solicitor to lead a growing team, handling housing disrepair claims from instruction to resolution.

Hybrid role with progression to a senior position and the chance to shape a new firm's housing disputes practice.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 5 years of fee-earning experience in housing disrepair.
• Experience handling housing disrepair claims or wider contentious civil litigation.
• Proficiency with case management platforms (e.g., Proclaim) and familiarity with CPR.

Responsibilities

• People management for a small fee-earner team and junior staff, overseeing processes to streamline operations.
• Case management of housing disrepair matters from instruction to completion or trial, ensuring high-quality work.
• Collaborate with the managing director to drive success and provide training to junior team members.

Job description

Senior Housing Disrepair Solicitor £55,000 - £75,000

Location: Deansgate, Central Manchester, Hybrid working

A fantastic opportunity for a Housing Disrepair Solicitor or Fee Earner to join a leading legal service provider's brand new firm based in Central Manchester.

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to progress into a senior position quickly due to the rapid expansion. The partner firm's Legal Director started just 18 months ago. There are incredible opportunities for people of all levels consistently in this exciting stage for the firm.

A new firm is being set up in a beautiful, iconic building just off Deansgate, and this is an exciting opportunity to join the team at an early stage of its growth.

The firm specialises in litigation and will initially deal with legal matters relating to housing disrepair, property disputes and housing law. This group has some of the best funding available and the support of a leading North West firm.

The Role:

People Management: This is a new firm, and they will have 6 new staff from fee earners through to administrators. Management experience and understanding of how to streamline processes are fundamental for a senior role.

Case Management: Managing an active caseload of housing disrepair matters from initial instruction through to completion or trial, ensuring compliance and a high standard of work throughout.

Operational Experience: Working with the managing director to ensure the firm is successful and providing training where necessary to junior staff members.

The Individual:

A qualified Solicitor with at least 5 years of fee-earning experience in Housing Disrepair.

Experience handling housing disrepair claims, claimant litigation, or wider contentious civil litigation, ideally with exposure to the Housing Conditions Pre-Action Protocol.

Technical Skills: Proficiency in case management systems such as Proclaim or similar platforms, alongside strong drafting skills and familiarity with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).

Personal Attributes: Strong organisational skills, the ability to manage competing deadlines, attention to detail, and effective communication skills when dealing with clients, experts, and opposing parties.