Solicitor - Housing Litigation
Department: Housing
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Bromley
Description
We are seeking a robust housing litigator to join our team of solicitors and paralegals. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious solicitor with excellent communication and client care skills. You are expected to have a strong attention to detail and be able to work both independently and as part of a team. You must have a flexible attitude to work and time.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Strong experience in a housing management legal department in a solicitor’s firm or in‑house.
- Dealing with a busy caseload of housing litigation matters including defending disrepair claims, possession, civil injunctions, defending EPA claims, ASB and fraud.
- Experience of dealing with landlord and tenant matters, AST and/or leasehold matters to include forfeiture claims is desirable.
- Experience of delivering excellent client care preferably in private practice.
- Participation in marketing and networking activities whether on a firm‑wide or departmental basis.
- A consistent track record of meeting monthly time recording and billing targets.
- Familiarity and experience of working on a case management system.
- Managing any support services for which you are responsible, including supervision of secretarial and junior staff.
Benefits
- Solicitor Bonus: Up to 10% Solicitor Bonus
- Profit Share Scheme: Paid in June based on the profit from the previous financial year.
- Private Healthcare: Access to private medical insurance.
- Medicash: Cashback on a range of health services.
- Pension: Auto enrolment pension scheme after 3 months of employment.
- Generous & Flexible Annual Leave: Minimum 25 days, plus one extra day each completed year to a maximum of 30 days; up to 5 days can be carried over.
- Long Service Awards: Special lunches, extra time off and monetary reward.
- Birthday Off: One day off if birthday falls on a working day.
- Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave: Enhanced leave after two years’ service.
- Death in Service Insurance: 2 x salary.
- Volunteer Sabbatical: Up to 2 days paid leave a year for CSR efforts.
- Worklife Central: Programme covering Careers, Families, Wellbeing and Inclusion.
- Legal Fees: Contribution after one year’s service.
- Recruitment Incentive: Up to £2,000 referral bonus after successful probation.
- Season Ticket Loan: Interest free advance after probation.
- Cycle to Work Scheme: Savings of 25% - 39% on bike retail price.
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