Legal Team Leader - Housing

Brite Recruitment•Worcester, MA

3d•$37,000 - $39,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Our client is looking for a Legal Team Leader to join their Housing Litigation team. You’ll be joining an established team that run pre-action and litigated claims including housing conditions, disrepair, possession, and injunctions.

Requirements

Recent experience undertaking a similar role, ideally within housing association or local authority
Have excellent knowledge of housing law and the civil procedure rules, including disrepair
Proven experience of working to deadlines and prioritising workloads
A soliton focussed approach with experience of analysing and diagnosing problems and implementing solutions
Proven experience of advising senior managers and staff on legal issues
Experience of managing a team

Responsibilities

Provide legal services to operational teams including high quality, accurate and timely legal advice and support to ensure that corporate compliance is maintained
Effectively manage, develop and support a small team to ensure SLAs and customer expectations are met
Assist in managing external providers, including spend and invoice management, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and organisations financial procedures
Ensure that legal services are delivered in a cost-effective way that limit risk to the Group
Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, identifying any shortfalls in service and ensuring corrective actions are carried out
Monitor corporate compliance, reviewing and updating relevant policies and procedures to ensure continued compliance with legal and regulatory requirements