Housing Disrepair – Head of Litigation

Job Description

Housing Disrepair – Head of Litigation  

Location: Liverpool

Salary: £Competitive

Contract Type: Perm

Position Type: Full Time

We are currently recruiting for a Housing Disrepair Head of Litigation who will be based in Liverpool. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about the work they do, the service they provide and getting the best results for their clients and who wants to lead a strong team of litigators.

We are currently looking for someone to lead and drive teams who are handling pre and post litigated housing disrepair matters.  Experience of Personal Injury would be advantageous.

If you have got drive and determination, ambition and are looking for a stimulating career then we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities to include:

• Managing capacity and ensuring workloads are distributed evenly across the team.
• Support, develop and motivate the team through holding regular 1-2-1’s and meetings.
• Ensuring that a high level quality of service is provided at all times.
• Embody and be a keen ambassador for the firms values
• Ensuring you teams cases are progressing to ensure that clients receive appropriate and professional legal advice in a timely and efficient manner, whilst managing their expectations.
• Ability to work to deadlines/targets and to prioritise a varied caseload.
• Drive performance
• Deliver results

About You:

• Qualified Solicitor, minimum 5+ years PQE
• Demonstrable expertise in Housing Disrepair and Civil Litigation
• Proven experience of leading and supervising litigation
• Ability to positively motivate and support team members
• Target driven whilst maintaining exceptional client care
• Confident when working to targets
• Excellent telephone manner and communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills
• Excellent technical knowledge of the CPR and Housing Conditions case law
• Ability to provide a high level of client care.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively, as part of a team and using one’s own initiative.

Company Values

We’re a collaboration of companies established in 2006 working towards and guaranteeing the same goal.  Our mission: We are driven to succeed.  Our purpose is to help people move on in their lives through supporting our clients, our communities and each other.

• We support
• We surpass
• We succeed

We offer a clean professional office working environment with fantastic facilities in the heart of Liverpool City Centre which has great travel links.

A competitive salary

23 days holiday + your Birthday off + plus 8 bank holidays.

Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service cover

Bupa dental plan

Employee Assistant Programme.

Workplace pension scheme.

Free onsite weekly classes and well-being programmes.

Discounted onsite Restaurant, Coffee Shop / Café.

Secure bike storage.

The opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with a wonderful Law firm.