Greater London
Legal
Interim
03-02-2026
06-03-2026
SFA-786-1012
£29.38 per hour/Umbrella £38.45 per hour
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, this dynamic London borough is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
It is a highly ambitious borough, driven by culture and the innate creativity of their residents. They have pioneered new and innovative ways to build their communities, with a relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded council dedicated to meeting the needs of existing and future residents.
One day in the office, 4 from home.
Your new role
- To be responsible for giving legal advice, drafting documents, conducting litigation, undertaking advocacy and providing support to clients in one or more areas of the Litigation Team’s work as follows; complex possession, homelessness, anti social behaviour and other injunction work.
- Responsible for conduct of litigation (including advocacy) in the areas of responsibility as assigned by the Senior Lawyer and/or Head of Law (Litigation).
- To contribute to the effective operational management of the Legal Services team in order to deliver a high quality and cost-effective legal service which includes undertaking work in other areas of Legal Services where required and competent to do so.
- To provide strength in on one or more of: complex possession, Housing Judicial Review and Access or Anti-Social Behaviour Injunctions.
- You will be responsible for a challenging caseload, you will be line managed by Senior Lawyers and supported by legal officers and paralegals in the team.
What you will need to succeed
- MUST HAVE experience of housing litigation.
- At least one years’ experience as a qualified solicitor, barrister or FILEX.
- Proficiency in office software.
- You will be a qualified solicitor, or barrister with three years post qualification experience, able to demonstrate experience in complex possession, Judicial Review or injunction work.
- Willingness to undertake advocacy in the County Court is preferred.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' or call us on 020 7096 2981 for further details.
