Housing Lawyer

1 day ago

High Wycombe Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Paradigm Housing Full time €69,595

Location: High Wycombe / hybrid working

Hours: Part-time, 25-28 hours per week – flexible working available across 3-5 days between 08:30 - 17:30

Contract: Permanent, Part-Time.

Are you an experienced solicitor with a background in Housing Management and a passion for supporting an organisation that makes a real difference in people's lives? Paradigm Housing Group is looking for a Senior Solicitor, a pivotal in-house role offering flexibility, meaningful work, and the opportunity to help shape our legal landscape.

Hours: This is a part-time opportunity, offering 25-28 hours per week with a high degree of flexibility. You can structure your hours across 3 to 5 days per week, as long as they fall within our core hours of 08:30 - 17:30. As Senior Solicitor, you will deliver high-quality, in-house legal expertise across Paradigm, managing complex cases, advising senior leadership, and helping uphold our strong culture of continuous improvement and risk management. Reporting to the Head of Legal, you'll partner with key stakeholders, including Directors and Heads of Service, providing guidance that supports our strategic goals and safeguards our operations.
In this varied role, you will lead on property litigation matters such as residential landlord/tenant issues, housing management, and anti-social behaviour cases. You'll also contribute to a proactive, high-performing Legal Services team, championing best practices, enhancing our housing management expertise, and helping us achieve value for money in legal operations.
Act as a trusted business partner, delivering expert legal services and guidance across the Group.
Manage an active caseload of contentious housing management matters, including possession action, disrepair and matters relating to property conditions , anti-social behaviour action and Property Litigation disputes
Dealing with non-contentious matters such as policy advice
Dealing with ad-hoc queries
Support the management of legal risks across the organisation, working with colleagues to develop mitigation strategies and maintain our Legal Risk Register.
Champion a culture of legal awareness, supporting teams to manage disputes effectively and understand risk management's role in delivering quality services to customers.
Develop and lead training sessions for colleagues, helping them become “intelligent clients” when engaging with external legal services.
Work with the Head of Legal on strategic projects, deputising as needed and drafting well-structured reports on legal matters for senior stakeholders.
Actively engage in CPD and seek feedback to support your professional growth and enhance our legal team's expertise.
You'll be confident working independently, adept at managing relationships at all levels, and able to deliver high-quality results under pressure. Your skills in networking, negotiation, and influencing will allow you to support colleagues effectively, and your ability to explain complex legal issues in clear terms will make you a trusted advisor within the organisation.
Proven expertise in housing management, anti-social behaviour , property litigation, including residential landlord/tenant law
Comprehensive knowledge of civil procedure rules, residential landlord and tenant law, and contract law
Strong networking, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with an ability to communicate clearly across a wide variety of audiences
Experience managing relationships with senior leaders, producing high-quality written and verbal reports, and working under pressure to meet deadlines
Knowledge of the social housing, charity/not-for-profit, or property sectors is advantageous
Should you have any queries about this vacancy please email and we will respond as soon as possible.
Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far.

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