Senior Housing Lawyer Grade 10

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Location: Manchester

Salary: 52,413 - 54,495 (per annum)

Job type: Permanent

Working pattern: Full time / Flexible working

Industry: Legal / Public Sector / Not For Profit

Company: Hays

Consultant: Libby Smith

Hays office: Manchester — 5th Floor, City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza

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Senior Solicitor (Housing and Neighbourhoods)
Grade 10 52,413 - 54,495 (Bar at 53,460)
Join our dedicated Housing Legal Team
We are looking for a dedicated, knowledgeable Senior Solicitor to join the Housing and Neighbourhood Nuisance Team (Legal). One of the important functions of the team is to provide legal support to Manchester and Salford Councils in respect of all aspects of Social Housing Law including:

• Housing Management
• Remedies for anti-social behaviour including injunctions, possession and closure orders
• Legal challenges to homelessness decisions including Judicial Review and Appeals
• Advice and Representation in the County Court and Magistrates Court
• Disrepair matters
• Managing, supervising and mentoring junior lawyers, legal officers and trainees.

Flexibility will be required to be on paid standby out of hours duty – Monday to Friday for phone calls and Saturday to cover arrests, on a rota basis (usually every six weeks).
What we offer

• A friendly, supportive, professional team that values growth, innovation, and high-quality legal work.
• Flexible start and finish times with an effective hybrid working-practice model.
• Opportunity for development and variety thanks to the way our teams practise in our Lexcel-accredited and supported legal service.

About the Candidate

• You will be knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Social Housing law. You will be self-motivated to expand your knowledge to meet client needs and to work as part of a team. We are seeking someone who is focused and has an ability to identify the important legal and evidential issues and has an essential ability to communicate complex legal issues to client officers. You will be a persuasive advocate.
• Experience in local government or as an in-house lawyer is desirable.
• Managing, supervising and mentoring junior lawyers, legal officers and trainees.

To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Libby Smith at Hays Legal on or . # - Libby Smith