The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post In our Housing Litigation Team, we are looking for a Senior Civil Litigation / Homelessness Lawyer:
- To actively support the management of the department.
- To provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on Civil Litigation/homelessness matters to the Council, its members and officers and to be a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters pertaining to Civil litigation/homelessness.
- To attend court or tribunals or public inquiries as a Senior Lawyer and in particular, conduct high quality advocacy.
- Advising the Council and senior officers on Housing Law and related matters
- Allocation of work to appropriate members of staff
- Monitoring the quality of work undertaken by the team
- Managing a team of around 4 and ensuring adequate training and development
- A current practising certificate (either as a Barrister, Solicitor or FCILEX (with litigation Practice rights).
- A can-do attitude with the confidence to lead a team.
- Strong experience in all matters relating to housing law/Civil Litigation
- Ability to anticipate problems and solve them accordingly.
- Must be dependable and self-reliant.
- Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
- Excellent pension with generous employer contributions
- Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
- Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
- Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
- Travel perks including Zipcar access, affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
- Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
- Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct.
Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found .
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions.
We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria.
If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.
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