Senior Legal Officer (Disrepair) Birmingham, England
Job description
We are currently looking for a Senior Legal Officer to join our growing team on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity where you will work alongside the Head of legal Services to provide in-house legal services relating to property disrepair claims and housing management litigation.
This is the perfect time to join us on our transformation journey and to help to support our ambition to build more homes and invest in our existing properties. We believe that recruiting and retaining the right people is vital for our success. So, if you are looking for a stimulating and rewarding career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
We can offer you a varied role, working closely with internal and external stakeholders in connection with all matters relating to contentious housing management matters focusing on housing condition claims and Money Claims relating to housing conditions and complaints.
Some of the things we are looking for:
Qualified Solicitor or Member of Institute of Legal Executives or equivalent (CILEX)
Knowledge and Experience of defending property disrepairs claims and the relevant pre-action protocols
Knowledge / Experience of drafting relevant documentation in respect of the defence of Housing Management and Disrepair litigation matters
Experience of dealing with local authorities, solicitors, Courts and other relevant stakeholders
Knowledge / Experience of RSH policy and guidance the handling of tenant claims and complaints
Ability to collaboratively engage with all areas of the business and provide appropriate advice and as necessary challenge to senior managers in the pursuit of strategic objectives
A commitment to quality, customer service, best practice and value for money
While this role is home based, you should have the ability to travel to Group offices and other locations as required. Our Group offices are located at Birmingham Business Park Solihull and Central Park, Worcester.
Some of our great benefits include:
Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts
Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more
Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 8% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
Learning and Development opportunities
Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme and cycle to work scheme
Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers
If this sounds like the place for you then we’d love to hear from you. If you would like any further information on the role or would like to arrange an informal chat, please feel free to contact Steven Harris (Head of Legal) via email:
We aim to hold interviews for this role between 9th and 17th May and via and will contact you to arrange a suitable time once successfully shortlisted.
We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
