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    Social Housing Solicitor/ Supervisor - London, United Kingdom - Duncan Lewis

    Duncan Lewis
    Duncan Lewis London, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Regulated by the Solicitor's Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide.

    We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas – "a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients".

    A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages.

    Choosing a career with Duncan Lewis is choosing a law firm that is the largest provider of publicly funded (legal aid) legal services in the country and has a growing private client practice.

    Having demonstrated unparalleled legal expertise and a commitment to justice, we were awarded Law Firm of the Year at both the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards.

    We are named as one of the Times 200 Best Law Firms. In 2021 we were celebrated by the Chambers Europe Award as an 'outstanding firm' for diversity and inclusion.

    In previous years we have been awarded a number of awards, including the Law Society Excellence Award for Large Law Firm of the Year in 2020, Access to Justice at the UK Legal Diversity Awards in 2019 and the Family Law Firm of the Year at the 2015 Family Law Awards, to name just a few.

    Duncan Lewis is Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 Information Management accredited.

    We look to recruit dedicated and talented employees in both legal and non-legal capacities, and we are always interested to receive applications from quality candidates.

    Training and diversity are at the heart of Duncan Lewis, and we remain proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

    If you can demonstrate a strong commitment to the areas of law provided by the firm, and you are keen to build a career with us, please apply online with your details and CV.


    Housing Department Background:

    Noted for its "sustained legal conviction combined with outstanding advocacy" our Housing team, is ranked and recommended by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK for its services in social housing UK-wide, providing assistance to both landlords and tenants on all housing issues.

    We handle both publicly funded (legal aid) and privately funded legal services in homelessness, disrepair, eviction, succession for tenants, neighborhood problems, debt issues and possession proceedings.

    Our solicitors are highly experienced in finding solutions to housing disputes and aim to address the issues quickly and effectively.

    The department regularly represents clients at all court levels (including the Higher Courts) and is extensively experienced at handling all housing related judicial review claimant matters at the High Court.

    Responsible for all aspects of Housing work and on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
    Assisting with casework including dealing with a range of public and private housing cases including Homelessness; Neighbourhood Problems matters as well as undertaking your own advocacy
    Ensuring compliance with file management
    Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators
    excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities involved in Housing issues
    Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
    Working knowledge of the publicly funded Housing work including legal representation and legal help and have the ability to service privately funded cases
    Have extensive experience in dealing with all Housing related work
    Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
    Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills
    Competitive salary
    In addition to the base salary, Housing Law supervisors will be offered a bolt on payment for each paralegal they supervise
    Excellent progression opportunities
    Support for appropriate legal awards/recognition
    The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Duncan Lewis is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity of its staff.

    The Company strives to ensure that our staff reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, which is reflective at all levels within our workforce.

    We guarantee an interview for candidates that disclose a disability and meet the essential requirements for the post.
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