Vivid Resourcing are currently working with a local authority in the West Midlands who are looking to recruit a housing disrepair lawyer for an interim 6 month rolling contract to cover a permanent recruitment drive.
Key Details:
Role: Housing Disrepair Lawyer
Type: Locum
Hours: Full-Time (Although 3 days or more would be considered)
Location: Midlands-based authority
Working Pattern: Fully Remote (Once per month attendance ideal but not required)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing (initial 3-6 months, with potential extension)
Rate: Competitive hourly rate (DOE, umbrella)
Responsibilities:
- Managing a caseload of housing disrepair matters
- Handling cases from pre-action protocol stage through to litigation if necessary
- Providing legal advice to housing officers and internal departments
- Drafting pleadings and liaising with external solicitors and counsel where appropriate
Requirements:
- Strong experience in housing disrepair work, ideally within a local authority or housing association
- Comfortable working independently in a remote environment
- Ideally Qualified solicitor, legal executive, or barrister, but non qualified candidates could also be considered
Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.
