What's involved with this role:
Interim Housing Lawyer
Reference no: Ealing 8236-1
Pay Rate: £27.71 per hour PAYE
35 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: EALING, LONDON
Basic DBS disclosure required
Hybrid - working from home. Required to be in office or court once on a fortnightly basis
You will be providing legal advice and support on all matters relating to housing law and issues relating to community safety and to ensure the provision of a high quality, efficient, cost effective and customer focused service;
Conduct legal proceedings and represent the client department on issues arising within the Social Care and Housing team with a particular focus on the Council’s functions with regard to housing, homelessness and issues relating to community safety.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct straightforward and complex legal proceedings relating to housing matters and community safety and assist in the development of policy relating to those areas.
Deal personally with housing and community safety matters, including:
Providing legal advice and support on housing and community safety matters, conduct case work in all levels of court, issuing and defending proceedings on behalf of the Council and representing the Council at court
hearings undertaking advocacy, as appropriate, in the County and High Court
To manage case work and advise on strategic case management with a view to cost effectiveness
Provide expert advice and assistance on the law and practice in relation to housing and community safety
Develop and maintain an expert knowledge of the law and practice in relation to housing and community; safety issues
Attend committees, working parties and other member level panels or meetings as required and to advise on procedural and specific legal issues
Represent the Council in meetings with other authorities, government departments and other bodies
Assist the Senior Lawyer, Principal Lawyer and Head of Legal (Litigation) in identifying the training needs of clients in relation to housing and community safety and to participate in the provision of appropriate training for those clients.
Key requirements:
An admitted solicitor, a barrister or a legal executive.
Knowledge and understanding of the law and procedure relating to the Council’s housing and community safety functions.
Ability to obtain and evaluate evidence, prepare cases and advocate effectively on behalf of the Council before courts, tribunals, inquiries and other bodies
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with non-lawyers and with lawyers and advise at all organisational levels including Members and Directors.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Job Ref: Ealing 8236-1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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