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About the Role

In our Housing Litigation Team, we are looking for a Senior Civil Litigation / Homelessness Lawyer to actively support the management of the department and provide high-level, proactive expert legal advice on Civil Litigation/homelessness matters to the Council, its members, and officers. This role involves attending court or tribunals as a Senior Lawyer, conducting high-quality advocacy, advising on Housing Law, allocating work, monitoring quality, and managing a team of approximately four individuals, ensuring their training and development.

Responsibilities

Actively support the management of the department.
Provide high-level and proactive expert legal advice on Civil Litigation/homelessness matters to the Council, its members and officers.
Be a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters pertaining to Civil litigation/homelessness.
Attend court or tribunals or public inquiries as a Senior Lawyer.
Conduct high quality advocacy.
Advise the Council and senior officers on Housing Law and related matters.
Allocate work to appropriate members of staff.
Monitor the quality of work undertaken by the team.
Manage a team of around 4.
Ensure adequate training and development for the team.

Requirements

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.

Location

Civic centre and other locations from time to time
Wembley
Court

Work Type

Permanent
36 hours per week
Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles

Experience Level

Senior

Salary/Compensations

£58,461 - £61,653 p.a. inc. London weighting

Benefits

Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
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

About the Company

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline.
Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up.
Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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.