Solicitor - Housing Disrepair (Civil and Business)

Job Title: Solicitor - Housing Disrepair (Civil & Business) Rate of Pay: ?23.09 per hour Hours: 37 hours per week Location: Hybrid - Home/Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE. Start Date: ASAP Contract type: Agency

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

We are looking for a Solicitor with specialist knowledge of Housing Disrepair.

The candidate will be responsible for delivery of legal advice and casework in the area of Housing Disrepair, to work within the Legal litigation team to provide accurate, comprehensive and proactive legal advice to internal clients within the legal specialism of housing disrepair decisions and case work.

Role responsibilities:

o Prepare and process cases and legal documents in the area of disrepair for Housing and litigation. o Carry a caseload and work with minimal or no supervision. o Personally, manage complex casework and legal projects in the area of Housing and litigation law. o Assist with the setting up of internal processes and deliver training to internal client department. o Provide responsive advice on the management of risk on legal issues.

Qualification: Qualified Solicitor/Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive. Must possess current practising certificate which is free of conditions.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience of practical legal work of which 2 years must have been gained in the relevant specialism. They must have knowledge of Housing Disrepair.

The successful candidate will gain considerable exposure to a varied workload with a high level of responsibility and extensive client contact.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You must include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role. Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to [email protected] along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents. To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` sectio...

Additional information: The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Friday 7th July 2023 at 12pm.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No