Housing Management Solicitor/Associate
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Housing Management Solicitor/Associate
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Birmingham, Bristol or Leeds - Hybrid - Associate
[Employer hidden] is hiring a Housing Management Solicitor/Associate to join their growing Housing Management team, advising social landlords on a wide range of housing management issues including possession claims, disrepair, injunctions, and leasehold matters. The role offers hybrid working and is based in Birmingham, Bristol or Leeds.
Job Description
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors. Supported by our valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services. As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we're part of. Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2024/25 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for a twelfth consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people. Looking to the future, we're targeting ambitious growth and success. And we're looking for the best people to be part of it.
Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers. Housing is one of our core markets and focus areas for growth. Our Housing Management team operates as one team with lawyers based in all four of our offices. We advise a considerable number of registered providers, ranging from many of the top ten largest providers in the country to smaller, specialist providers and everything in between. Whilst the majority of our work is for housing associations, we also increasingly provide housing management services to a range of other types of organisation including local authorities, care providers, the NHS, universities and charities.
The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Housing Management team has experienced significant growth over the last couple of years and is now one of the largest housing management practices in the country. Our track record of delivering high quality advice means that growth is set to continue, with a number of major tender wins adding to an already impressive list of clients based across the country. We are looking to further expand and a vacancy has arisen for either a solicitor or an associate to join the team in any one of our regional offices (with flexible hybrid working).
Key Responsibilities
- Access injunctions for gas and electricity safety
- Injunction claims
- Disrepair claims
- Cases involving the Equality Act 2010 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Breach of tenancy claims
- Possession claims
- Failed succession cases
- Leasehold management advice
- Service charge disputes
Requirements
- Previous experience of acting for social landlords preferable, with experience of acting for housing associations being desirable.
- Extremely organised with a keen eye for detail
- The ability to manage client expectations and adhere to KPIs
- Strong communication skills with a professional approach to work
- Confidence in working directly with clients
- An ability to build strong interpersonal relationships
- An aptitude for drafting and legal analysis
- A team player with a keenness to work collaboratively with colleagues at junior and senior levels
- A practical and commercial, 'can do' approach to problem solving
- Commitment to the social housing sector
Benefits
- A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Generous pension scheme
- Private medical insurance through Vitality
- Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
- Life assurance
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
How to Apply
Apply via the website. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or have any questions, please get in touch with our recruitment team by emailing [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].