Disrepair Lawyer

Salary circa £40, 000 per annum negotiable based on skills and experience plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan!

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw), hybrid working

Newcastle upon Tyne

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

Join Home Group as our Disrepair Lawyer as part of our in-house Property Litigation and Housing Management Team. You’ll provide vital legal support on disrepair claims, acting for the business in defending legal cases.

Working with our internal Legal Team and our Housing Management and Maintenance team, you’ll deliver a customer focused in-house legal service.

What you’ll do

• Advising on and defending disrepair claims, including both pre-issue and issued claims.

• Advising our maintenance teams and working with them to effectively respond to disrepair claims.

• You will oversee, where appropriate, instructions given to external firms to defend claims on our behalf, making sure it's done well and effectively.

• You will draft pleadings and documents for court issued cases in compliance with court directions and Civil Procedure Rules. Sometimes, you might represent the company in court or ask another lawyer to do so.

• Occasionally, you will help with other housing management legal issues, like anti-social behaviour or possession cases, preparing court proceedings and paperwork for these cases.

Why join us

This is more than a job – it’s a place where you feel valued. With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, you’ll make a real difference every day! If you’re ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really matters. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

• A qualified Legal Executive, solicitor, or barrister with extensive experience in housing law, particularly disrepair cases, capable of managing your own caseload.

• Proficient in preparing court documents, attending court proceedings, and have a firm understanding of civil procedure rules and disrepair protocol.

• Able to work effectively and collaboratively within a team.

• Capable of working independently yet effectively as part of a wider team.

• An effective communicator with robust interpersonal skills, able to interact successfully with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders.

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• Flexible working hours

• You’ll manage your own diary. If you need a break to take delivery of your new fridge or take a longer lunch for a haircut, you can use your flexi time to manage that

• This is a hybrid role, and you’ll spend 2 days in our One Strawberry Lane office with 3 days working at home

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)

• Paid time off for volunteering

• Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)

• Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies

• Career path with development and an excellent training package

• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Disrepair Lawyer Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Roles can close early, so don’t wait.

For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk