Senior Housing Lawyer Grade 10

Overview

In this role you will join the Housing and Neighbourhood Nuisance Team to provide expert legal support to Manchester and Salford Councils on Social Housing Law. You will handle housing management, anti-social behaviour remedies, homelessness decision challenges, and court advocacy, while mentoring junior lawyers. The position offers a flexible hybrid model and development within a Lexcel-accredited service. This is a meaningful chance to shape housing outcomes within a collaborative public-sector environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible start and finish times
• hybrid working model
• development opportunities
• supportive team environment

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to councils on Social Housing Law
• Handle housing management and anti-social behaviour remedies (injunctions, possession, closure orders)
• Represent and advise in County Court and Magistrates Court
• Manage disrepair matters
• Challenge homelessness decisions (Judicial Review and Appeals)
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers, legal officers and trainees
• Participate in on-call standby rota (out-of-hours) on a rotating basis

Key requirements

• Knowledgeable about Social Housing law
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to knowledge expansion
• Ability to identify key legal issues and communicate complex issues to client officers
• Persuasive advocate with strong litigation and advisory skills
• Desirable: experience in local government or in-house roles
• Experience in supervising and mentoring junior staff

• Strong communication
• Team collaboration
• Analytical thinking
• Social Housing law
• Judicial Review and Appeals
• Injunctions and remedies for anti-social behaviour

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