Job Description

Lawyer
40 per hour
Southwark
Full Time Contract

Novax Recruitment is actively seeking a Lawyer based in Southwark on a hybrid basis. This is a contract role working full time hours.

The job:

• Deliver a high quality, sustainable legal service that complies with the statutory framework and meets the client's statutory and contractual obligations.
• Conduct of a varied case load of all types of general litigation including commercial and residential property, contract, injunctions and enforcement.
• Provide advice to the Council's departments on a broad range of general litigation related matters.
• Advising and attending Committees and sub-committees, advising members and Chief Officers and frequently advising the Departments in relation to the Law in matters specifically relating to the work of the section.
• Devising and implementing new methods, forms and procedures as required by new legislation, revised council policy or generally including the review of changes imposed in relation to specific services.
• Draft documents, prepare pleadings, prepare and process all legal documents including agreements, deeds, notices, orders, consents, byelaws relevant to the work of the client.

The candidate:

• An admitted Solicitor of England and Wales, with a current practising certificate or eligible to apply for a practising certificate.
• Knowledge of the law in relation to a broad range of general civil litigation works.
• Knowledge of Local Government and its services.
• Experience of managing own caseload, and working with case management systems.

The client would also like at least 2 years' experience of working in general civil litigation in at least some of the following areas:

• landlord and tenant disputes (commercial and residential)
• commercial debt recovery
• contractual disputes
• disputes arising from non-payment of community care charges
• inquests
• injunctions
• disputes arising from legislation relating to electronic communications and the attendant Code/regulations
• on complex national non - domestic rate and council tax disputes/issues
• Judicial Review claims
• building safety and enforcement

How to apply:

Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or call me on (phone number removed)