Housing Disrepair Team Leader

Housing Disrepair Team Leader | Liverpool

I’m working with a well-established specialist housing litigation firm in Liverpool that is looking to appoint a Housing Disrepair Team Leader to join its growing team.

This is a good opportunity for an experienced Housing Disrepair professional who is ready to take the next step in their career and move into a leadership position, while still maintaining their own caseload.

The role

You’ll take responsibility for leading and developing a team of Fee Earners and Paralegals, helping to ensure the team delivers against its targets while maintaining high standards of client care and legal work.

You’ll be involved in:

• Managing workloads, performance and day-to-day team activity
• Coaching and mentoring Fee Earners and Paralegals
• Conducting regular 1-2-1s, team meetings and performance reviews
• Auditing files and providing technical guidance
• Supporting with more complex case queries and key documentation
• Monitoring targets, quality and client service
• Identifying training needs and opportunities to improve processes
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding of new team members
• Working closely with other Team Leaders and senior management
• Keeping up to date with developments in Housing Disrepair and the wider legal sector

You’ll also run your own caseload, supported by a Paralegal, so this is a hands-on leadership role rather than a position that is purely management focused.

What they’re looking for

The firm is open to candidates with at least 2 years' litigation experience, although Housing Disrepair experience would be strongly preferred.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience handling a busy litigation caseload
• Strong knowledge of Housing Disrepair
• Previous experience supervising, mentoring or supporting junior team members
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• The ability to manage competing workloads and deadlines
• Confidence making decisions and dealing with complex issues
• A genuine interest in developing others and improving team performance
• Experience with Proclaim or another case management system would be advantageous

What’s on offer?

• Competitive salary and bonus
• Hybrid working
• Liverpool city centre location
• Flexible start and finish times
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday off
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Company sick pay
• Subsidised gym membership
• Death in service benefit at 4x salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Training, development and ongoing support
• Casual dress environment

The firm has been established for over 40 years and specialises in housing litigation, with a strong reputation in the market and a growing team.

If you're currently working in Housing Disrepair and feel you're ready to step into a Team Leader role, I'd be happy to have a confidential conversation and give you more information.