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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy Housing Association in East Central London, are looking for an experienced Litigation Solicitor to join their team and play a crucial role in their landlord & tenant matters. 

Position: Litigation Solicitor
Rate: £59 per Hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35) 
Contract Duration: Temporary (5 weeks) Possible Extension   
Working Arrangement: 3 days in the office

Purpose:

• To provide legal advice and assistance routine/standard housing management and landlord & tenant matters and on more complex matters, with support as appropriate to your level of skill and experience from more senior or experienced team members.

Job Responsibilities: 

• To include conducting efficient and effective litigation to include but not limited to, anti-social behaviour injunctions; anti-social behaviour possession claims; committal applications; tenancy fraud possession claims; access injunctions; housing disrepair claims; prosecutions under the Environmental Protection Act; applications to the Court of Protection and money claims, briefing Counsel and/or conducting advocacy where appropriate in order to protect the interests of the Housing Association. 
• To ensure that legal work is carried out in house where this is more cost effective including preparing and drafting all own pleadings on routine/standard matters and more complex matters, with support as appropriate to your level of skill and experience from more senior or experienced team members to include but not limited to, notices of seeking possession; claim forms; particulars of claim; defences; reply to defences; part 20 counterclaims; injunctions; committal applications, witness statements; case summaries; lists of issues; chronologies and trial bundles.
• To assist in the development and to implement processes and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective provision of housing management and other litigation services and advice on landlord & tenant law including the provision of witness support in particular to those witnesses involved with anti-social behaviour cases which includes out of office hours visits to their homes, if required.

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience working within a local authority or a similar organisation.
• At least 1 year experience within a Litigation Solicitor role or equivalent.
• Valid and current Law Society Practicing Certificate (if a solicitor) or a Bar Council certificate with the ability to conduct litigation confirmed (if a Barrister).
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development. 

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 

How to Apply:
If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to james.fernandez@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact James on 020 3854 4907 to discuss further.

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