Position
Housing Disrepair Fee Earner
Location: Didsbury, Manchester
Salary: £34,000 - £38,000
Role Overview
The firm is a full‑service practice with a strong litigation focus. In this role you will initially handle housing disrepair matters, property disputes, and other housing law issues.
Responsibilities
- Manage an active caseload of housing disrepair matters from initial instruction through completion or trial, ensuring compliance and a high standard of work.
- Prepare letters of claim, pleadings, formal court documents, witness statements, schedules of loss, and other legal drafts.
- Gather evidence by liaising with surveyors, environmental health officers, and medical experts; obtain and review reports, assess liability, and quantify damages.
- Negotiate settlements with landlords, housing associations and their representatives; attend case management hearings; prepare trial bundles for court proceedings.
Qualifications
- At least one year of fee‑earning experience in housing disrepair, with at least one year PQE.
- Experience handling housing disrepair claims, claimant litigation, or wider contentious civil litigation, ideally including the Housing Conditions Pre‑Action Protocol.
- Proficiency in case‑management systems such as Proclaim or similar platforms; strong drafting skills; familiarity with the Civil Procedure Rules.
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