Job Title: Housing Solicitor (Fixed Term Contract)
Job Reference: OBV/6926
Job Description: Venn Group are working on an excellent opportunity to join a Housing Association, based in the North West, on a Fixed Term Contract basis within their Legal and Commercial Services Team, to cover a period of maternity leave.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Housing Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience of handling disrepair claims, to join an award-winning Trust and provide support for the local community.
The successful candidate will be:
- Managing disrepair claims, including responding to claims in accordance with the pre-action protocol
- Negotiating settlements where applicable
- Reporting monthly to the Trust’s Senior Management team
- Managing and reviewing warning alerts for high-risk properties including where dual visits are required by staff
- Assisting the Legal Services Manager with any delegated tasks, particularly relating to the management of the Trust’s commercial property portfolio
- Providing legal advice and support to all teams across the Trust
Salary: £42,300 - £47,000 DOE (this may be negotiable)
Hours: 37 hours a week
Length of contract: up to 15 months, an initial 12-month contract
Start Date: July 2024
Working Arrangement: Ideally hybrid attendance, however fully remote will be considered
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary
- Casual User Mileage Allowance in addition to the salary
- Generous annual leave entitlement - 24-29 days holiday plus UK public/bank holidays
- Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave each year
- 5% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme
- Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills
- Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month
- An annual Health and Wellbeing Allowance or the option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan
- 24/7, 365-day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
To discuss this role in more detail please contact Olivia Venn on ovenn@venngroup.com or 0161 830 1830.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.