Housing Litigation Lawyer (Locum)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Housing Litigation Lawyer to work on a locum basis with an East Midlands Local Authority.
This position is offered on an on-going basis but is guaranteed to last for a minimum of two months.

The ideal candidate will be able to handle a wide range of contentious matters with regards to Housing law. The successful candidate will be able to undertake their own advocacy and draft a wide range of legal documents. Applicants must be qualified and hold the relevant practicing certificate from their awarding body.

Specific duties will include:

• Advise council departments on matters relating to housing litigation including landlord & tenant, disrepair, forfeiture, bankruptcy, insolvency and ASB etc
• Defend Judicial Review Cases
• Handle injunctions & possessions claims, including trespass, unlawful occupation, boundary disputes, proceedings against travellers, license issues and damage to properties
• Deal with all aspects of Right to Buy, including recovery of repair and service charges
• Deal with forfeiture cases, repair disputes and service charges at the First Tier Tribunal and Lands Tribunal
• Prepare statements of cases ranging from particulars of claim to applications made for strike out/summary judgement, defences, witness statements, chronologies, skeleton arguments and trial

This role offers a rate of £20 - £30 per hour, dependant on experience.

We look forward to your application.
Venn Group aim to deliver the highest standards, so you can be assured your application will be handled with professionalism and care.
Venn Group acts as an employment agency and an employment business.
At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to all applications individually. If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.