Disrepair Solicitor
2 months ago
Northampton, United Kingdom
Places for People
Full time
About the RoleWe are seeking a qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join our Group legal team as a Legal Specialist in housing disrepair litigation.
Key Responsibilities- Provide specialist advice and deal with claims against the Group in the area of housing disrepair litigation.
- Review and organise the Group's legal approach to dealing with disrepair.
- Reduce external legal spend on housing disrepair litigation by dealing with litigation and negotiating commercial settlements with customers' solicitors.
- Provide direct and immediate feedback about the costs of settlement and the time needed to settle litigation to internal stakeholders.
- Simplify relevant legal materials and issues to make them understandable for colleagues.
- Review, prepare, and draft a range of documents, including standard correspondence, operational policies, and operational procedures.
- Train and develop the skills of colleagues working with disrepair and provide support to other parts of the business to understand how disrepair claims work.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of business processes by addressing disrepair issues in a business context.
- Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive in England and Wales with 4 years PQE experience in housing disrepair litigation.
- Competitive salary with a salary review yearly.
- Pension with matched contributions up to 7%.
- Excellent holiday package - 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave.
- Cashback plan for healthcare costs - up to £500 saving per year.
- Car allowance.
- Training and development opportunities.