Location: Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JS
Salary: £59,804 - £62,951 (Dependent upon experience)
Permanent Role based on a 37.5hr week - Hybrid based with the expectation to be office based 3 days per week
About Us
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing is one of the UK's leading providers of affordable housing and care and support services. We employ over 1900 people to manage and develop our large portfolio of nearly 60,000 homes serving over 75,000 customers across London, East Midlands, Southern and the East of England.
We're on the lookout for a self-motivated and enthusiastic Housing Solicitor with proven experience in housing law to hit the ground running in a close-knit, busy in-house legal team dealing with all aspects of tenancy and leasehold management law including possession, disrepair, anti-social behaviour plus other tenancy and leasehold issues including service charge disputes.
This is an opportunity to join a team of lawyers who are passionate about social housing law in an environment where your ideas are valued and where you could help shape the future of the legal services provision within the organisation.
The role
To work as part of the in-house Legal Services Team.
To provide a comprehensive in-house legal service to the Housing Services and Property Directorates on all aspects of tenancy and leasehold management law including possession, disrepair, anti-social behaviour, and other tenancy and leasehold issues including service charge disputes.
To represent MTVH within court proceedings.
To contribute to the drafting of housing management policies, the preparation of training materials and delivery of in-house legal training on issues of tenancy and leasehold management to MTVH's staff.What you'll need to succeed
Admission as a Solicitor in England & Wales or a CILEx Lawyer with Civil Litigation Practice Rights.
Substantial post qualification experience in housing law acting on behalf of social landlords and tenants gained in private practice, local authority or in-house RP legal team.
Detailed knowledge of housing and leasehold legislation, case law, litigation practice and procedure.Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England.
We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.
We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities.
A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector.
In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them.
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Salary description
£0.00 - £62951.00 per year