Housing Solicitor

Housing Solicitor/CILEx Lawyer with Civil Litigation Practice Rights

Location: Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JS

Salary: £59,804 - £62,951 (Dependent upon experience)

Permanent Role based on a 37.5hr week - Hybrid based with the expectation to be office based 3 days per week

About Us

Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing is one of the UK's leading providers of affordable housing and care and support services. We employ over 1900 people to manage and develop our large portfolio of nearly 60,000 homes serving over 75,000 customers across London, East Midlands, Southern and the East of England.

We're on the lookout for a self-motivated and enthusiastic Housing Solicitor with proven experience in housing law to hit the ground running in a close-knit, busy in-house legal team dealing with all aspects of tenancy and leasehold management law including possession, disrepair, anti-social behaviour plus other tenancy and leasehold issues including service charge disputes.

This is an opportunity to join a team of lawyers who are passionate about social housing law in an environment where your ideas are valued and where you could help shape the future of the legal services provision within the organisation.

The role

To work as part of the in-house Legal Services Team.

• To provide a comprehensive in-house legal service to the Housing Services and Property Directorates on all aspects of tenancy and leasehold management law including possession, disrepair, anti-social behaviour, and other tenancy and leasehold issues including service charge disputes.
• To represent MTVH within court proceedings.
• To contribute to the drafting of housing management policies, the preparation of training materials and delivery of in-house legal training on issues of tenancy and leasehold management to MTVH's staff.

What you'll need to succeed

• Admission as a Solicitor in England & Wales or a CILEx Lawyer with Civil Litigation Practice Rights.
• Substantial post qualification experience in housing law acting on behalf of social landlords and tenants gained in private practice, local authority or in-house RP legal team.
• Detailed knowledge of housing and leasehold legislation, case law, litigation practice and procedure.

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