Housing Litigation Lawyer – London based Local Authority
Contract: 3 months with the view to extend
Rate: 45–55 p/h
Responsibilities:
* Support the provision of strategic, high level legal advice to the Councils, Members and Officers.
* Have personal responsibility for a caseload of legal work, and act as subject expert, with appropriate support and supervisions from a Senior Lawyer or Principal Lawyer.
* Support strategic projects across multi–functional teams, assisting to ensure that an innovative and commercial solutions focus is adopted across projects.
* Produce or comment upon reports for various Council meetings or decision–making processes.
* Ensure that the partner Councils are provided with the best legal advice, and that legal advice is appropriate to ensure propriety of decision making.
* Contribute towards setting the strategic direction of Legal Services, supporting the senior management team to develop the overarching strategy for the service