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Brent Council
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.
This post requires office/court attendance of three days a week. The PostWe are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated housing lawyer, ideally with some experience of civil and housing litigation, to join us in Brent’s impressive Civic Centre, located right next to Wembley stadium and just a 12-minute train ride from Baker Street and Kings Cross.
The successful candidate will work in areas including disrepair, homelessness, possession proceedings and general civil litigation matters.
We offer good flexible working arrangements with high quality arrangements for remote access. So, if you are a skilled and passionate housing lawyer looking for challenging and rewarding career in a demanding but supportive environment - this is the opportunity you have been waiting for.
The PersonWe are looking for a flexible individual with good knowledge and experience of housing law and practice and preferably someone with experience in at least one or more practice areas within civil and housing litigation team.
ExperienceExperience of conducting Disrepair Claim, Environmental Protection Act Prosecutions, Possession Proceedings, Homelessness and general civil litigation experience.
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 essential requirements on the Job description. 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 hidden 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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