We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced solicitor to join our Group legal team as a Disrepair Solicitor. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing specialist advice and dealing with claims against the Group in the area of housing disrepair litigation.

1. Act as a specialist within the legal team, demonstrating judgment, experience, and reasoning in housing disrepair litigation.
2. Review and organize the Group's legal approach to dealing with disrepair.
3. Reduce external legal spend on housing disrepair litigation for the Group by dealing with litigation and negotiating commercial settlements with customers' solicitors in terms of compensation and costs.
4. Provide direct and immediate feedback about the costs of settlement and the time needed to settle litigation to the relevant internal stakeholders.
5. Simplify relevant legal materials and issues to make them understandable for colleagues.
6. Review, prepare, and draft a range of documents, including standard correspondence, operational policies, operational procedures, and advising on any relevant elements of compliance in relation to the area of disrepair and other areas linking to it as required.
7. 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, approaches to address it, and the effects of disrepair on the business.
8. Contribute to the continuous improvement of business processes by addressing disrepair issues in a business context.
9. Handle day-to-day legal responsibilities across all businesses/departments as part of the wider legal team.

Qualified Solicitor/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.

As a large, diverse, and ambitious business, we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role. We are committed to creating inclusive and thriving communities for both our customers and employees.