Costs Lawyer ( 1 Year Fixed Term Contract)

Responsibilities

• Responsible to the Principal – Housing Condition Claims for delivery of legal advice and casework in the area of Housing & Litigation Law within Barking and Dagenham Legal Services.
• Support the service in the delivery and development of Legal Services.
• Prepare and process cases and legal documents in the area of disrepair for Housing & Litigation.
• Carry a caseload and work with minimal or no supervision.
• Personally manage complex casework and legal projects in the area of Housing & Litigation Law.
• Provide responsive advice on the management of risk on legal issues.
• Work within the Legal Housing team to provide accurate, comprehensive and proactive legal advice to internal and external clients within the legal specialism of disrepair decisions and case work.

Special requirements for this post

• You will be a qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive.

About you

• You will be a solicitor/legal executive/barrister with experience of Housing Conditions Claims ("Disrepair") and able to run your own caseload.
• Prepare and process cases and legal documents in the area of disrepair for Housing and Litigation.
• Carry a caseload and work with minimal or no supervision.
• Personally manage complex casework and legal projects in the area of Housing & Litigation Law.
• Provide responsive advice on the management of risk on legal issues.
• Work within the Legal Housing team to provide accurate, comprehensive and proactive legal advice to internal and external clients within the legal specialism of disrepair decisions and case work.

About us

• As an LBBD employee you’ll have access to high street savings, supermarkets, cashback incentives travel and holiday discounts; discounts at restaurants and cinemas; local, national, and seasonal offers; and a wide range of better-than-public deals through our Wider Wallet scheme.
• You’ll also have access to an Employee Assistance Programme; this offers a little extra support to manage life’s everyday challenges; both work and personal.
• The EAP is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and provides free, impartial, confidential information and support to help you gain a better work-life balance.
• Flexible working. The role is open to flexible working unless there is a practical or operational reason that you must work set hours and times, you would need to discuss this with your manager before anything is agreed.
• Other key benefits include: Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Diversity and Inclusivity: To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services we deliver. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds including from the LGBTQ+ community, genders, ages, disabilities, faiths/beliefs and candidates from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds.