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    Contract Lawyer - London, United Kingdom - Suitable Candidates Ltd

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    Contract, Full time
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    We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Lawyer This will be on an initial 6-month contract with a possible view to a further extension.


    The purpose of the role is to provide legal advice on and manage a caseload of housing matters including rent arrears, housing possession, housing fraud, ASB, encroachments/trespass plus more.


    Key skills/experience required:

    • It's essential that you are a qualified solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
    • Experience of public sector housing litigation, debt recovery and insolvency procedures
    • Good understanding of debt recovery and insolvency procedures
    • Knowledge of the Housing Act 1985 and Civil Procedure Rules
    • Excellent written and communication skills
    • Strong negotiation and presentation skills.
    • Experience of effective case management to Lexcel standards.

    Further responsibilities:

    • Provide expert advice to client departments on housing law and deal with housing possession casework
    • Appear as an advocate in the county court in respect of non-contested possession matters and other appropriate hearings.
    • Deal with breaches of covenant, leasehold service charges recovery, and other debt cases including non-payment of commercial rents.
    • Deal with encroachments/trespass on City-owned/managed land.
    • Work collaboratively and provide legal and technical support to other fee earners as required including working in a team on special projects

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