Locum Lawyer – General Litigation

LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority based in London, for a locum lawyer to handle a varied caseload of general litigation matters. You will be a confident litigator, able to work quickly and meet targets. This is an initial three-month locum assignment.

To apply you will be:

• A qualified lawyer with prior UK local government experience Substantially experienced dealing with civil litigation matters, with excellent working knowledge of UK courts and court rules Able to commute to the office in central London on a hybrid basis of 3 days per week on site, and 2 days per week working from home Able and willing to undertake advocacy in the courts

Essential experience:

• Experience handling a caseload relating to landlord and tenant disputes both commercial and residential, commercial debt recovery, contractual disputes, disputes arising from non-payment of community care charges, inquests, injunctions and council tax disputes and judicial reviews. Experience dealing with building safety litigation would be advantageous.

The salary for this role is £38.43/hour PAYE or £50/hour umbrella.

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute 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 every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.