Senior Housing Lawyer
Senior Housing Lawyer
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Job Description
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Lambeth to assist with the appointment of a Senior Housing Lawyer on a 3month contract likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 63.00 80.55 per hour
Responsibilities:
- Provision of highlevel Corporate and Service legal advice to the Council the Executive Committees Executive Directors and Departments in the area of housing law and as required by the Principal Lawyer Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services of Legal Services from time to time.
- To lead on behalf of Legal Services in such Corporate projects and initiatives as required from time to time.
- To assess the impact of legislative and case law changes on the Councils functions strategies and policies.
- To ensure that the provision of legal advice to Departments Professional Boards Scrutiny Committees and the Cabinet enables them to develop strategies and develop and deliver services and transact business within powers and constraints which apply.
- To represent the Council in proceedings when required by the Assistant Director of Legal Services.
Qualifications:
- Thorough knowledge of all aspects of housing and local authority law.
- Substantial demonstrable experience working as a barrister/ solicitor/legal executive preferably with some management experience.
- Experience in managing a team handling a caseload of housing litigation including homeless allocations and general litigation and to run a case load of housing law and general litigation on behalf of Council. Communicate effectively with clients experts and counsel. Liaise with and build positive and professional relationships across the business.
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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Employment Type
Full Time
