Housing Litigation Solicitor

1 month ago

Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom Elite Touch Group Full time
Housing Caseworker/Solicitor

Our well-established client is seeking a robust housing litigator to join their team of solicitors and paralegals. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious solicitor with excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Dealing with a busy caseload of housing litigation matters, including defending disrepair claims, possession, civil injunctions, defending EPA claims, ASB, and fraud.
  • Experience of dealing with landlord and tenant matters, AST, and/or leasehold matters, including forfeiture claims.
  • Delivering excellent client care, preferably in private practice.
  • Participating in marketing and networking activities, whether on a firm-wide or departmental basis.
  • Managing any support services for which you are responsible, including supervision of secretarial and junior staff.

Benefits:
  • Profit Share bonus: This non-contractual bonus is paid in June based on the profit from the previous financial year.
  • Birthday off: If your birthday falls on a working day, you can have that day off as an extra day's leave.
  • Pension: All employees are entitled to join their auto-enrolment pension scheme. You will be enrolled in the pension after 3 months of employment, dependent on age and salary.
  • Annual leave: You will receive an additional day's holiday after every two years of service, to a total maximum of 30 days.
  • Legal Fees: After one year's service, you will be entitled to a contribution towards legal fees.
  • Recruitment Incentive: They offer a £500 referral bonus to say thank you for introducing a job candidate that becomes employed and passes their probation.
  • Season Ticket Loan: After probation, you are entitled to apply for an interest-free advance for a season ticket to use public transport to reach your place of work.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme: Allows you to make a saving of 25% - 39% on the retail price of a bike.

Successful applicants will have a sound knowledge of housing law and litigation and ideally will have experience of acting as a duty advisor under a Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme. Experience of community care law is also desirable.

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