Housing Litigation Lawyer - London based Local Authority
Contract: 3 months with the view to extend
Rate: £45-55 p/h
Responsibilities:
- Support the provision of strategic, high level legal advice to the Councils, Members and Officers.
- Have personal responsibility for a caseload of legal work, and act as subject expert, with appropriate support and supervisions from a Senior Lawyer or Principal Lawyer.
- Support strategic projects across multi-functional teams, assisting to ensure that an innovative and commercial solutions focus is adopted across projects.
- Produce or comment upon reports for various Council meetings or decision-making processes.
- Ensure that the partner Councils are provided with the best legal advice, and that legal advice is appropriate to ensure propriety of decision making.
- Contribute towards setting the strategic direction of Legal Services, supporting the senior management team to develop the overarching strategy for the service