Legal Assistant (Housing Litigation)

Service Care Legal are working with a London Borough Council seeking a Legal Assistant to support its Housing and Litigation team on a short-term contract. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a local authority legal service, working on housing disrepair and statutory nuisance matters.
 
ROLE:                  Legal Assistant – Housing Disrepair
LOCATION:          North West London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office)
CONTRACT:        3-month contract, 36 hours per week
RATE:                   £25.88ph umbrella / £23.16ph PAYE inc. holiday pay / £20.66ph PAYE exc. Holiday pay
 
Please note that this role would require office attendance 2 days per week.
 
Key Responsibilities:
 

• Managing a caseload of housing disrepair and statutory nuisance matters from instruction through to resolution
• Liaising with the Council’s Housing and Disrepair teams to obtain relevant documentation in line with disclosure requirements under the Housing Disrepair Pre-Action Protocol and Environmental Protection Act 1990 claims
• Instructing expert surveyors and reviewing and assessing technical reports relating to alleged disrepair

 
Requirements:
 

• A law-related qualification (i.e. LPC / LLM / LLB) with at least 1 year Housing Law experience
• Experience of dealing with caseloads in relation to Housing Disrepair would be essential
• Previous working experience at a local authority would be highly advantageous

 
If this sounds like an opportunity of interest, please contact Lloyd Stanley on 01772 208969, or email Lloyd.stanley@servicecare.org.uk. We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.