Senior Homelessness/Civil Litigation Lawyer | Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex

Join an exciting Legal Service

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

In our Housing Litigation Team, we are looking for a Senior Homelessness/Civil Litigation Lawyer:

To actively support the management of the department.
To provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on homelessness to the Council, its members and officers and to be a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters pertaining to homelessness.
To attend court or tribunals or public inquiries as a Senior Homelessness Lawyer and in particular, conduct high quality advocacy in the County Court, High Court including all hearings up to trial and appeals and including complex hearings.
Advising the Council and senior officers on Housing Law and related matters.
Allocation of work to appropriate members of staff.
Monitoring the quality of work undertaken by the team.
Managing a team of around 4 and ensuring adequate training and development.

The role includes some excellent benefits such as:

Local Government pension scheme.
Bike loan and season tickets.
Discounts in local cafes, shops and restaurants.
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
Access to a health insurance scheme.
Supportive staff networks.
Flexible working arrangements.
Consideration of funding to obtain qualification of Higher Rights of Audience.

The Person

The successful Senior Homelessness/civil litigation Lawyer will possess:

A current practising certificate (either as a Barrister, Solicitor or Legal Executive).
A can-do attitude with the confidence to lead a team.
Strong experience in all matters relating to housing law/Civil Litigation.
Ability to anticipate problems and solve them accordingly.
Must be dependable and self-reliant.

Closing date: 17 July 2024 (23:59)

Additional Information

Location: This is a full-time role and the Senior Homeless/Civil Litigation Lawyer will be required to attend the offices in Wembley or Court at least twice per week.

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk

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