Associate solicitor – housing litigation Full Time

Exciting Opportunity at a highly regarded regional legal 500 firm – we are now recruiting an Associate Solicitor to join our Social Housing team.

Our values

Expert -We will invest in the continual development of our people, team and also technology to ensure that we continue to be experts in all that we do.
Professional– We are accountable to our clients, colleagues, and all those with whom we engage to ensure that we are open, transparent, and act with integrity in all that we do.
Friendly – Whilst at all times being professional, we will ensure that we are approachable and seek to put those with whom we deal at ease in their dealings with us.

We are hiring!

We are proud to be listed in The Legal 500.
We are a leading law firm in Bromley, on the South London/Kent border. Established in 1889, we’ve come a long way, and today, we are a modern, progressive firm in a state of continual growth. Our Housing Management team has over 30 years of experience in delivering legal services to social housing providers and to private landlords. Our team is ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners guides. Our highly successful Social Housing team is expanding, and we are looking to recruit a Salaried Partner to join us. Our team has gone from strength to strength over the last few years and is undergoing exponential growth.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is looking for their next step up into a senior position, with proven social housing and landlord & tenant litigation knowledge and experience. In addition, it would be advantageous for the successful candidate to have some experience in business development and management skills to assist in growing and developing our successful and established team.

Key responsibilities:

• 5 years PQE+
• Strong experience in a housing management legal department in a solicitor’s firm or in-house.
• Dealing with a busy caseload of housing litigation matters to include defending disrepair claims,
  possession, civil injunctions, defending EPA claims, ASB, and fraud.
• Experience in dealing with landlord and tenant matters, AST, and/or leasehold matters to include forfeiture claims is desirable.
• Experience in delivering excellent client care, preferably in private practice.
• Participation in marketing and networking activities, whether on a firm-wide or departmental basis.
• A consistent track record of meeting monthly time recording and billing targets.
• Familiarity and experience in working on a case management system.
• Managing any support services for which you are responsible, including supervision of secretarial and junior staff.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

We are seeking a robust housing litigator to join our fantastic team of solicitors and paralegals. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious solicitor with excellent communication and client care skills. We want someone with strong attention to detail and someone who is able to work both independently and as part of a team. You are expected to have a flexible attitude to work and time.

Benefits

Profit Share Bonus
We want all our employees to have a share in the success of the firm. This noncontractual bonus is paid in June based on the profit from the previous financial year.

Solicitor Bonus
Up to 10% Solicitor Bonus

Medicash
You will be enrolled in our scheme, which provides cashback on a range of health services. In addition, we also offer an Employee Assistance Programme and high street discounts.

Birthday off
If your birthday falls on a working day, you can have that day off as an extra day’s leave.

Pension
All employees are entitled to join our auto-enrolment pension scheme. You will be enrolled in the pension after 3 months of employment dependent on age and salary.

Death in service insurance
All employees will be entitled to 2 x salary. Please ensure you complete your nomination form in your new starter pack.

Annual leave
You will receive an additional day’s holiday after every two years of service to a total maximum of 30 days.

Legal fees
After one year of service, you will be entitled to a contribution towards legal fees. The rules to this can be found in the staff handbook.

Recruitment incentive
We offer a £500 referral bonus to say thank you for introducing a job candidate that becomes employed by J&P and passes their probation.

Season ticket loan
After probation, you are entitled to apply for an interest-free advance for a season ticket to use public transport to reach your place of work.

Cycle to work scheme
Allows you to save 25% – 39% on the retail price of a bike.