What's involved with this role: Interim Housing Dispute Resolution and Compliance Lawyer Job Ref: Merton 5262374 Pay Rate: Up to £40.16 per hour PAYE depending on experience Key Requirements: Law Society admitted and Solicitor Regulatory Authority registered solicitor, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives or Bar Standards Board registered barrister. Good knowledge of relevant legislation to the service area and the decision-making processes and procedures. Good understanding of current issues and best practice on service delivery relevant to the service areas. Commitment to the principles of and development of the Shared Legal Service. Ability to contribute to the ongoing development of the Shared Legal Service. Good communication skills, both orally and in writing and good numeracy and analytical skills. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite, Adobe Pro). We are seeking a qualified lawyer to cover a wide range of housing management issues including housing possessions, anti-social behaviour injunctions, housing disrepair and homelessness. Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate experience of handling a complex caseload of this nature including drafting and advocacy, and preferably have experience of working for a local authority or social landlord in this context Key Responsibilities: Provide timely and effective specialist legal advice to elected members, including committees and to Directors senior managers and officers across both authorities as part of a team of lawyers, and to any other clients of the Shared Legal Service. Be responsible for providing innovative solutions to deal with complex issues arising in connection with the work within the team and the legal issues presented by clients. Manage a large caseload of wide-ranging work within two of the above specialisms, including but not limited to; drafting legal letters, legal agreements, deeds, notices, orders, consents byelaws as well as negotiating agreements, settlements and such matters, managing competing demands and meeting deadlines and the requirements of the Shared Legal Service. Where relevant, to prepare and process all matters relevant to any proceedings before a court, arbitration, mediation or public inquiry and to attend such as the client’s advocate or, if appropriate, select and instruct appropriate external legal representation. Work proactively to maintain and improve the relationship with the clients of the Shared Legal Service. Supervise, and be responsible for the work of, junior staff as required and to provide management and leadership to the staff working on their cases. 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. S Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.