South London Legal Partnership - Housing Lawyer (Specialist)

Salary: £54,267 - £58,461

Golden Hello: £3,000 (external applicants)

Working Pattern: Hybrid working – minimum two days per week in the office

Location: Merton (team days Monday and Wednesday) with attendance at partner boroughs as required.

Optional: 9‑day working fortnight available for those that choose it,  following successful probation period (keeping in mind the needs of the service and colleagues)

South London Legal Partnership (SLLP) are looking to recruit a Housing Lawyer specialist to join a supportive and collegiate local authority legal team representing 5 London Boroughs.   This role is ideal for a housing lawyer who enjoys a varied caseload, advocacy work and direct ownership of cases, and who values working in a team environment that invests in development and progression. See what the team has to say Here

The role offers a broad and interesting mix of work across social housing including homelessness, disrepair and tenancy management, with real opportunities to shape outcomes for residents and communities.

The Role

You will run your own caseload of housing matters, acting as a trusted adviser to housing officers and managers, and undertaking advocacy where required. The work is varied and challenging, with exposure across the full range of housing law, including both strategic and frontline matters. This is a hands-on role combining legal advice, advocacy and collaboration.

Main Areas of Work

• Managing a diverse housing law caseload with autonomy and responsibility
• Conducting advocacy in housing related proceedings as required
• Advising on social housing including homelessness matters, applications under the Housing Act 1996 and associated Code of Guidance
• Handling housing disrepair claims from inception through to trial
• Advising on tenancy management, including possession proceedings
• Dealing with antisocial behaviour (ASB) and tenancy fraud matters
• Supporting and advising housing officers and managers with practical, solution focused legal advice

About You

You must be qualified as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow of CILEX) with litigation practising rights and solid experience in public law.  Experience may be from local government or private practice; prior in-house experience is not essential.

You will have solid experience in housing law and will be confident running your own caseloads. You will be approachable, supportive and comfortable working closely with others.

We welcome applications from lawyers with experience in:

• Housing law (local government, housing association or private practice)
• Social housing and/or homelessness work
• Disrepair and tenancy enforcement matters

What We Offer

• A genuinely wide and interesting housing law workload
• Regular advocacy alongside advisory work
• Hybrid working with two days per week in the office
• A supportive, experienced team culture
• Real investment in training and progression, including developing lawyers into senior roles
• The opportunity to do meaningful legal work that directly impacts residents
• SLLP offers hybrid working, a 9‑day working fortnight, one team day per week in Merton, flexible use of offices across partner boroughs, and a genuine commitment to good work life balance while maintaining high professional standards.

For a confidential discussion contact: brian.gallagher@penna.com or 07716 098175

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