Legal Services Manager - Housing Litigation London

This is a Legal Services Manager role, centred around housing litigation as part of the existing Legal Team at an established and well-known London-based Housing Association.

The successful candidate will provide legal advice and assistance in housing management and landlord & tenant matters including but not limited to:

• anti-social behaviour injunctions;
• anti-social behaviour possession claims;
• committal applications;
• tenancy fraud possession claims;
• access injunctions;
• housing disrepair claims;
• prosecutions under the Environmental Protection Act;
• applications to the Court of Protection and money claims;
• briefing Counsel and/or conducting advocacy where appropriate in order to protect the interests of the Housing Association and its partners.

You will also:

• Assist with instructing external solicitors for matters that cannot be dealt with in-house and with developing the in-house legal provision to meet the needs of the Housing Association and its partners in a cost-effective manner (including preparing and drafting all own pleadings to include but not limited to, notices of seeking possession; claim forms; particulars of claim; defences; reply to defences; part 20 counterclaims; injunctions; committal applications; witness statements; case summaries; lists of issues; chronologies and trial bundles).
• Liaise with clients, suppliers and staff at all levels across the organisation and build and maintain effective working relationships with external contacts and partners including updating colleagues in respect of changes in law.
• Provide cover for Head of Legal Services (Litigation) in their absence.

As a People Manager you will:

• Inspire, lead and be a role model, consistently demonstrating the organisation's culture and values.
• Manage, motivate, support, and develop those reporting to you, leading by example to ensure excellent services are provided in line with organisational policies.
• Provide support and guidance to the other lawyers on their cases.

The successful candidate will be a lawyer, qualified in England & Wales. They will have:

• Experience of undertaking housing management litigation casework, particularly for housing associations or other public sector bodies.
• Experience of conducting litigation including advocacy.
• Experience of providing training to other lawyers and clients on housing law and litigation.
• A thorough understanding of legal processes, Housing and Landlord & Tenant law.
• Experience and understanding of cultural change management within a complex environment.
• Experience of developing and implementing processes and procedures within housing management litigation or contentious property legal work.
• Experience of developing talent and supporting and up-skilling junior staff.
• Experience of conducting and advising on complex contentious litigation.

For further information about the package on offer for this role, please apply to this advert.