At a Glance
- Tasks: Use your legal skills to fight housing injustice and support tenants in need.
- Company: Join Shelter, a passionate team dedicated to ensuring everyone has a safe home.
- Benefits: Enjoy 30 days of leave, family-friendly policies, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to systemic change and anti-racism.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives by tackling unfair housing practices.
- Qualifications: Qualified Solicitor with a passion for social justice and housing law.
The predicted salary is between 59270 - 72442 £ per year.
Using your legal expertise, you will play a key role in tackling housing in justice and unfair housing practices.
You will be working under our Legal Aid contract, delivering legal advice and representing tenants at court where needed.
Delivering systemic change through legal challenge to prevent homeless will also be a considerable part of the role.
You will also work with the team in the Hub to help make sure people in the community are aware of their housing rights and how to enforce them, as well as providing support to Trainee Solicitors and Legal Advisers, ensuring good practice and compliance.
- Be a qualified Solicitor - we are open to newly qualified candidates with a demonstrable interest in social justice, as well as those who have 3+ years PQE and a strong track record in housing law and Legal Aid work
- Deliver high-quality legal advice and representation under our work as part of the Housing Loss Prevention Service, which provides free legal advice and court representation to anyone at risk of losing their home
- Challenge unfair housing practices and systemic causes of homelessness through strategic casework and litigation
- Work closely with our Sheffield team to strengthen housing rights awareness across the area
- Support Trainee Solicitors and Legal Advisers, ensuring high professional standards and compliance
Working with Shelter means being part of a passionate team that believes a safe home is a fundamental right.
Here, your legal skills don't just change lives—they shape a fairer housing system.
About Shelter
Home is a human right.
It's our foundation and where we thrive.
Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home.
Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us.
This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency.
To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement.
In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent.
We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter.
We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
About The Team
Our Legal Service provides specialist legal knowledge across Shelter through four teams covering Community Legal advice, Strategic Litigation, and Legal Support Team.
You will be part of our Community Legal Team, who are based across our 11 hub locations and work alongside hub colleagues every day to fight housing injustice and deliver systemic change relating to housing practice in our local communities.
Shelter Sheffield has a housing legal contract as well as a contract to deliver the County Court Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service at Sheffield and Doncaster.
You will be based in the Sheffield community hub which has the overall aim of preventing homelessness and improving homelessness services for the people of South Yorkshire.
The advice and support team in Sheffield has been established for over 20 years, taking a holistic approach and focuses on emergency homelessness, support for children, families and people experiencing domestic abuse, as well as those with multiple and complex needs.
Benefits
- 30 days of annual leave
- enhanced family friendly policies
- pension
- interest free travel loans
- tenancy deposit loan
- payroll giving
- cycle to work scheme
- employee assistance programme
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Solicitor in Sheffield employer: Shelter
SHELTER is an exceptional employer that prioritises a positive workplace culture and employee well-being, making it an ideal place for HR professionals to thrive. With a focus on meaningful change initiatives and strong support from senior leadership, employees are encouraged to grow and develop their skills in a collaborative environment. The competitive salary and generous benefits further enhance the appeal of joining this dedicated team in the United Kingdom.
