Senior Housing Lawyer - Disrepair

Key purpose of the job:

To assist the Principal Lawyer - Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services in ensuring the Council receives cost effective high quality legal advice that enables it to determine its policies and achieve its objectives within the scope of its powers and capabilities.
To lead on behalf of the Principal Lawyer - Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services in delivering advice and legal support to the Council in the area of Housing Law and Disrepair such and other areas as are allocated from time to time.
To manage the Housing Disrepair team and to assist the Principal Lawyer - Housing in the overall management of the Housing Section.
The provision of briefings and training to senior managers within the Council on new developments in the law to ensure that the Council acts within the law at all times.

Principal Accountabilities

Provision of high-level Corporate and Service legal advice to the Client, the Executive, Committees, Executive Directors and Departments in the area of housing law and Disrepair as required by the Principal Lawyer - Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services of Legal Services from time to time.
To lead on behalf of Legal Services in such Corporate projects and initiatives as required from time to time.
To assess the impact of legislative and case law changes on the organisations's functions, strategies and policies.
To ensure that the provision of legal advice to Departments, Professional Boards, Scrutiny Committees and the Cabinet enables them to develop strategies and develop and deliver services and transact business within powers and constraints which apply.
To represent the Client in proceedings when required by the Principal Lawyer - Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services.
To manage, supervise and appraise staff as necessary.
To implement the Client’s Equal Opportunities policies and to work actively to overcome discrimination on grounds of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexuality or status in the Clients service.
To undertake other tasks as determined by the operational needs of the legal section as may be reasonably allocated from time to time.
To provide wide ranging corporate legal advice in connection with the Client's operations and functions;

Person Specification

Knowledge

Relevant Experience

Substantial demonstrable experience working as a barrister/ solicitor/legal executive, preferably with some management experience.

*Local Authority experience is preferred.

Rate of Pay

PAYE: £65

Umbrella: £80.42

Location: Lambeth

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