Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive

Flexibility to work from a variety of places including our office at Gadbrook Park, Northwich and home (dependent on the job role and the needs of our customer, our organisation and our teams) Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation? Our values are Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Exceptional, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture. The Opportunity Weaver Vale Housing Trust has an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career with a great company. We are looking for a driven, diligent, and friendly Solicitor/Chartered Legal Executive to join our Legal and Commercial Services Team. What Will You Do? Assist the Legal Services Manager to deliver legal services and provide a range of advice and support to all teams across the Trust. Your primary focus and responsibility will be managing disrepair and housing management claims. Managing disrepair claims will include responding to claims in accordance with the pre-action protocol and negotiating settlements where applicable, as well as reporting monthly to the Trust's Senior Management Team. Managing housing management claims means those claims initiated by the Trust for possession and injunctions. You will also line manage up to three other members of the Legal and Commercial Team and assist the Legal Services Manager with any delegated tasks particularly relating to the management of the Trusts' commercial property portfolio, residential leasehold properties, Preserved Right to Buy and Right to Acquire applications and legal research and advice.,

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  Degree or Equivalent
• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
• Minimum 2 years experience of disrepair claims; and
• Minimum 2 years experience of housing management
This role will require the successful candidate to undergo a DBS check., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.