Disrepair Support Lawyer in Sunderland

Salary up to £40,000 pa negotiable based on skills and experience, and great benefits including Health Cash Plan.

Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hpw), hybrid working Newcastle upon Tyne. We can't offer a CoS for this role.

This role suits an experienced Disrepair Paralegal or Disrepair Support Lawyer to a qualified Disrepair Lawyer, and we also welcome applications from people with civil litigation experience. We'll shape the role and level of responsibility around your experience, while supporting you to grow in the role.

What you'll do:

• Give advice on disrepair claims, including getting court proceedings and paperwork ready.
• Help our maintenance teams to understand and respond to disrepair claims.
• Oversee work given to outside firms, making sure it's done well and effectively.
• Get applications ready for court or tribunal, doing research, collecting proof, and writing statements. Sometimes, you might represent the company in court or ask another lawyer to do so.
• Occasionally, help with other property legal issues, like anti-social behaviour or possession cases, preparing court proceedings and paperwork for these cases.
• Partner with other internal teams to deliver and ensure effective legal support for their related activities.

Why join us:

This is more than a job; it's a place where you feel valued. With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, you'll make a real difference every day! If you're ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really matters as part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have:

• A legal background which could be anything from being a qualified Legal Executive, qualified solicitor or barrister with rights of audience, to someone with a legal qualification and significant experience of disrepair.
• Experience in housing litigation, in particular disrepair cases and are able to manage your own caseload.
• Able to provide a responsive and comprehensive housing management support service to enable colleagues to tackle disrepair claims.
• Experience drafting and preparing court or tribunal papers, including witness statements and orders, as well as attending Court and Tribunal when necessary.
• Experience in dispute resolution to prevent cases going to court and the ability to negotiate out of court settlements.
• A well-organised, proactive self-starter who strives to get it right first time.

The practical bits:

• You’ll manage your own diary.
• This is a hybrid role, and you’ll likely spend at least 2 days in the office and up to 3 days working at home.
• We anticipate this to be a full-time role, but are also open to discuss and consider a working pattern that may suit you better.

What's in it for you?

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30), the option to buy 5 more, a me day (to take off for whatever you fancy) and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We'll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We're Investors in People Platinum employer, a Great Place to Work and 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you're ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary.

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