Lawyer – PO5

Job Description

Job Title : Lawyer – PO5
Job Category : Legal
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £26.48

A housing lawyer is required to work for a busy Local Authority Legal Services Department (London) in Housing Disrepair.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

⦁ To manage a caseload of routine and non-routine legal matters with minimum supervision.

⦁ To provide clear, consistent and accurate legal advice to clients in the Council’s services.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

⦁ Qualified solicitor or barrister (Supreme Court of England and Wales/English Bar) or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives
⦁ Experience of undertaking a caseload of both routine and non-routine legal matters
⦁ Experience of providing clear, consistent and accurate legal advice to clients on the interpretation of the law
⦁ Experience of using a case management system.
⦁ Experience of undertaking a caseload of complex legal matters
⦁ Experience in one or more of the following areas of law relevant to the team in which the post holder will be working:

⦁ Adult social services
⦁ Children’s Services
⦁ Employment
⦁ Environmental law
⦁ General litigation
⦁ Housing
⦁ Licensing
⦁ Local government
⦁ Planning
⦁ Policy
⦁ Procurement and contracts
⦁ Property
⦁ Prosecutions
⦁ Regeneration
⦁ Trading Standards and consumer protection

⦁ Experience of advocacy
⦁ Experience of researching and presenting complex legal arguments
⦁ Experience of achieving chargeable hours targets.
⦁ Experience of providing legal services to clients to agreed standards and of implementing client care policies and initiatives.
⦁ Understanding of the workings of local government and the issues affecting a multi-cultural inner city area.
⦁ IT literate

SKILLS

⦁ Ability to provide high quality legal services to clients across the Council.
⦁ Ability to manage a demanding caseload of legal matters
⦁ Ability to achieve chargeable hours targets
⦁ Ability to represent the Council in courts and tribunals
⦁ Client care skills
⦁ Ability to comply with practice management and other professional standards
⦁ Ability to use a case management system effectively and record at least 1200 chargeable hours per annum
⦁ Highly developed communication skills both oral and written
⦁ Influencing and negotiation skills
⦁ Presentation skills
⦁ Ability to work as part of a team
⦁ Ability to embrace and implement the Council’s Equalities Policy