Disrepair Lawyer
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Disrepair Lawyer
Newcastle upon Tyne Hybrid working
Permanent Full Time 37.5 hours per week)
Salary circa 45000 salary negotiable based on skills and experience plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan!
Home a place where you belong
Working with our Head of Housing and Development Legal and the other teams in our Legal Department youll deliver a customer focused inhouse legal service.
Typical day as a Disrepair Lawyer
Giving advice on disrepair claims including getting court proceedings and paperwork ready.
- Helping our maintenance teams to understand and respond to disrepair claims.
- You aid in managing rental and leasehold properties making sure all agreements follow the law and setting up systems to make processes easier.
- You oversee work given to outside firms making sure its done well and effectively.
- You get applications ready for court or tribunal doing research collecting proof and writing statements. Sometimes you might represent the company in court or ask another lawyer to do so.
- Occasionally you help with other property legal issues like antisocial behaviour or possession cases preparing court proceedings and paperwork for these cases.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better Youll do that here working for a top 10 Great Place to Work Employer!
You are
- A qualified Legal Executive solicitor or barrister with extensive experience in housing law particularly disrepair cases capable of managing your own caseload.
- Proficient in preparing court documents attending court proceedings and have a firm understanding of civil procedure rules and disrepair protocol.
- Experienced in dispute resolution and skilled in negotiating outofcourt settlements with a deep understanding of court rules regarding costs.
- A strong leader with great training skills able to oversee and guide a small team dealing with disrepair cases.
- Capable of working independently yet effectively as part of a wider team.
- An effective communicator with robust interpersonal skills able to interact successfully with colleagues clients and other stakeholders.
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship we are not able to offer sponsorship toexternalcandidates for this role.This remains under regular review.
Our team
Looking for a job where you really belong Where you can be well you! Bring your uniqueness brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. Youll join our team who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home
Job details
- Flexible working hours
- Youll manage your own diary so if you need to nip out to walk the dog or do the school run were ok with that!
- This is a hybrid role and youll spend 2 days in our One Strawberry Lane office with 3 days working at home
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks peers and allies (Multicultural LGBTQIA and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
Whats in it for you
- 34 days annual leave (increasing to 39 the option to buy 5 more a me day (to take off for whatever you fancy) and time off for volunteering too!
- Health cash plan saving you from 1140 per annum. Well cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental optical prescriptions alternative therapies and lots more.
- Over 800 high street discounts on groceries holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone bike or car with us.
- Were Investors in People Platinum employer a Great Place to Work and 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing
- We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course! when youre ready for the next step in your career you can grow with us!
- Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary. Explore our full range of benefits on our website.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
