Housing Management Solicitor

Overview

In this role you will join Clarke Willmott’s Housing Management team to support social housing providers and local authorities. You’ll handle a mix of litigation and advisory work on tenancy management, antisocial behaviour, and policy drafting, contributing to a fast-growing, well-regarded practice. You will work with cross-functional colleagues to deliver high-quality client service and help the team sustain its national framework work. This is a collaborative, client‑facing opportunity in a supportive culture that values development and wellbeing.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible benefits
• comprehensive learning and development programme
• wellbeing initiatives
• flexible working options
• supportive environment
• opportunity for career progression

Responsibilities

• Litigation and advisory work for housing management clients
• Possession proceedings including anti-social behaviour, sub-let, failed succession and trespass
• Advice on tenancy management, income, relationship breakdown, succession, assignment & mental health
• Equality Act / public law advice
• Injunction proceedings against tenants, shared owners/leaseholders and non-tenants
• Review and drafting of policy, procedure and tenancy agreements

Key requirements

• Experience working in a Housing Management team
• Experience representing Registered Providers / Local Authorities (preferred)
• Ambition and interest in the social housing sector
• Supervision of junior team members
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Enthusiasm for delivering high-quality client service
• Ability to multitask on a varied caseload
• Team player with a can-do attitude
• Advocacy experience (advantageous but not essential)

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Enthusiasm and client-service orientation
• Housing management litigation and advisory knowledge
• Advocacy (advantageous)
• Policy and tenancy agreement drafting

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