Legal Services Officer - Worcester, United Kingdom - Sanctuary

Sanctuary

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Worcester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Location:

Worcester, West Midlands, GB, WR1 3ZQ- Department: Governance and Legal Services- Operation: Sanctuary Group- Closing Date: 12/05/2024- Salary: £31,611 - £33,275 / year- Requisition: 218126Sanctuary is one of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and community services.

With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Legal Services Officer - Disrepairs

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£31,611 - £33,275 per year

35 hours per week

We have an opportunity for a Legal Services Officer - Disrepairs to join our Housing Litigation team, based in Worcester.

The job sits within Legal Services which provides legal assistance and support to the Group to ensure compliance and regulator requirements are met.

The role of Legal Services Officer - Disrepairs **will include:

Provide accurate and timely legal advice and information, often within short timescales, for the purpose of supporting front line staff across the Group
Undertake advice work delivering high quality legal services, including the provision of accurate and timely legal advice
Support in relation to Landlord and Tenant matters in line with relevant legislation and regulations
Take ownership of managing an individual caseload of preaction claims against the Group for Housing Conditions claims
Coordinate, communicate and maintain relationships with internal and external customers

Skills and experiences:

Paralegal experience or similar working within Litigation
Experience of handling an independent caseload with a good attention to detail
Working knowledge of Landlord and Tenant law, statutory provisions and current best practice is desirable
Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong ethos for team working
Proficient user of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams

Why work for us?

One of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes.

Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package.

The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
Life Assurance
Employee Volunteering scheme
Employee Advice Service including counselling
Cycle to Work scheme
Voluntary health plans
Employee discounts
Wellbeing support and tools
Employee recognition scheme

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Closing Date: 12 May 2024

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Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.