1 Month Contract With A Local Authority

As a Senior Housing Lawyer, you will supervise and manage a varied and complex housing litigation caseload, ensuring high-quality legal advice, robust risk management, and effective service delivery across the Council’s Housing functions.

Your caseload and supervision responsibilities will include:

• Disrepair claims
  

• Homelessness Judicial Reviews
  

• Possession proceedings
  

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring timely progression of matters while upholding the Council’s statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of routine and non-routine housing legal matters.
  

• Provide senior-level supervision for approximately 188 active housing cases.
  

• Ensure all matters progress efficiently, with full compliance with statutory duties and professional practice standards.
  

• Deliver clear, consistent, and accurate legal advice to Housing Services and internal stakeholders.
  

• Advise on the interpretation and application of housing legislation, regulations, and case law.
  

• Undertake advocacy on behalf of the Council in courts and tribunals as required.
  

• Draft, review, and settle complex legal documents, pleadings, instructions to counsel, and committee or client reports.
  

• Ensure adherence to the Service’s practice management requirements and client care standards.
  

• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks across the housing caseload.
  

• Work collaboratively with colleagues within Legal & Governance Services.
  

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments in housing law, legal practice, and local government operations.
  

Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister (Supreme Court of England and Wales/English Bar), or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.
  

• Extensive, demonstrable experience in local government housing law.
  

• Proven ability to manage and advise on complex housing matters, including:
  

  • Disrepair litigation
    

  • Homelessness Judicial Reviews
    

  • Possession proceedings
    

• Track record of delivering accurate, timely, and practical legal advice.
  

• Experience undertaking advocacy on behalf of a public body.
  

• Ability to manage a demanding workload with minimal supervision.