Job Description

Lawyer (Litigation)

3 months Contract

£27.00 per hour

Job Purpose: To act as a key member of the Litigation Team, delivering legal services and external clients in relation to civil litigation.

What are you expected to do?

• Provide a comprehensive and quality legal service on all aspects of civil litigation including debt recovery, housing disrepair claims and employment law matters.

• Provide a strategic and proactive civil litigation advisory and consultancy service and external clients, including undertaking legal research as required.

• Draft court applications, prepare witness statements, deal with correspondence, brief and instruct counsel and other experts, negotiate with other parties, oversee the preparation of bundles and ensure cases are ready for trial.

• Attend and present cases (subject to rights of audience) including contested hearings at courts, tribunals, panels and other hearings, as required, instructing counsel where appropriate.

• Attend and advise relevant committees or panels, such as Licensing or Introductory Tenancy Appeals.

• Investigate complaints of alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct by Elected Members.

• Assist the Principal Lawyer with the management of the team, including supporting and developing colleagues, demonstrating duties, instructing and checking the work of others.

• Ensure that all matters within your care and conduct are properly and expeditiously progressed in accordance with best practice.

What do you need to do it?

• A qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive with a current practising certificate and rights of audience.

• Working knowledge / practical experience of dealing with civil litigation.

• Experience of attending and presenting cases at courts, panels, hearings and tribunals.

• Experience of interpreting legislation, case law, policy or procedures to give recommendations/advice.

• Experience of effective negotiating to reach satisfactory outcomes.

What do you need to be successful?

• Be able to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, with colleagues, members, external organisations and the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.

• Be able to summarise and interpret complex and conceptual matters to aide others’ understanding.

• Be able to use appropriate styles and arguments to influence and negotiate.

• Be able to work as part of a team, sharing tasks and providing cover as necessary.

• Be able to prioritise workload and to plan and allocate tasks to meet deadlines.

• Be able to use your initiative and make decisions outside of immediate policy and procedure, and without reference to your manager.

• Be able to solve problems, make difficult judgment calls, work under pressure and deal with challenging and confrontational situations

Interested please apply