Solicitor

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Greater Manchester; Remote; GBP 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave, increasing with service

Enhanced parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Solicitor for a full-time position in Greater Manchester. This role can be performed remotely and focuses on managing disrepair cases within a Housing Association. Candidates should have extensive experience in social housing and handling complex legal matters. Benefits include increased annual leave over time, enhanced parental leave, and wellness programs. The successful applicant must have recent experience and a proven track record in this field.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing disrepair cases.
• Ability to handle large, complex, and demanding legal caseloads.
• Recent experience required to apply for this role.

Responsibilities

• Handle routine, complex, and sensitive legal cases.
• Manage disrepair matters, tenancy enforcement, and general housing advice.
• Provide legal representation in courts and tribunals.
• Deliver specialist legal and procedural advice.

Skills

Social Housing

Managing disrepair claims

Handling large complex caseloads

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

Specialist Legal & Governance Recruiter | 0161-341 0147 | [e-mail]

We are currently working in partnership with a Housing Association in Greater Manchester, who are looking for a Solicitor to join the team on a permanent basis.

This will be a full-time position which can be conducted remotely, offering a salary of circa £55,000 per annum.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing disrepair cases, and they must be a qualified solicitor.

Duties (but not limited to)

• Handling a case load of routine, complex and potentially sensitive legal cases made up of contentious and non-contentious matters including advice on repairs obligations and other landlord & tenant related matters
• Managing predominantly disrepair matters, but also covering tenancy enforcement, injunction and general housing management advice
• Providing specialist and responsive legal and procedural advice to the organisation, colleagues and members
• Providing legal representation for the organisation and act as professional legal advocate in courts and tribunals

Experience required

• Experience required in Social Housing
• Experience managing extensive disrepair claims and cases
• Experience and ability to handle large, complex and demanding legal caseloads with competing deadlines

Rewards and Benefits

• 23 days annual leave, increasing with length of service up to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced parental leave
• Access to a wide range of colleague programmes to support your personal and mental wellbeing

Working hours

• 36 hours per week
• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Civic and Social Organizations

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