Housing legal assistant Work, Jobs in Blackburn, Lan (with Salaries)

Housing Legal Assistant
WTB Solicitors —Manchester
- £24,000 - £26,000 a year
- Full-time
- English
- Bachelor's degree
- Organisational skills
- Sick pay
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Housing Paralegal/Adviser
Citizens Advice —Bolton
- £27,000 - £29,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
12d
Housing Disrepair Paralegal
Recruvision LTD —Manchester
- Up to £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
Quick apply
5d
Paralegal - Housing Litigation
Brabners —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
20h
Senior Paralegal- Housing and Regeneration- (Property)
Forbes Solicitors —Preston
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount

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Housing Legal Assistant

WTB Solicitors -
Manchester

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Job details

Full-time
£24,000 - £26,000 a year

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Childcare
Sick pay

Qualifications

Stakeholder liaison
Filing
English
Bachelor's degree
Court statement preparation
Legal research
Organisational skills
Witness statement preparation

Full job description

Legal Assistant: Housing

We are looking for someone to fill a full time role in a friendly, professional housing law team of five solicitors and three trainee solicitors.

WTB Solicitors LLP are a firm dedicated to legal aid and providing representation to the most vulnerable in society

We are seeking to recruit a motivated and capable individual to work with the team. The role will consist of assisting with case preparation, legal research, document management, processing evidence, initial enquiries, completing funding forms, client and witness contact, attending court and conferences as well as general administration.

Working closely with colleagues. advising clients in respect of casework we are specialists in representing tenants defending possession, injunction, unlawful eviction, disrepair, and homelessness cases.

This is a technical area of law working with vulnerable clients. The role will be best suited to a candidate planning a career in social welfare law.

You will benefit from:

Competitive salary
An excellent holiday package: 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and the firm closes 1pm Christmas Eve until 2nd January
Pension scheme
Excellent sick pay package, Eye test vouchers
Cycle scheme and childcare vouchers
Flexible working arrangements considered
An opportunity to commence a solicitor apprentice role.

Other benefits

A small friendly team that values collaboration and teamwork
Excellent career prospects, broad training, first class IT facilities
Practicing certificates, DBS checks, Panel memberships / re-accreditations paid for
Rewards for introduction of work from family / friends
Employee Wellbeing Scheme
Departmental “outings” – weekend walks, pub quizzes: an excellent chance to get to know colleagues

Your role will include

Liaising with clients, third parties and referrers as well as internal teams in a courteous and helpful manner
Handling client queries & casework
Diary management, routine office tasks – photocopying / filing
Attending upon clients – first instructions & subsequently

· Routine none-chargeable case work

File creation, data entry in the practice management system
Use of the legal aid CCMS system / Gaining an understanding of the legal id framework
File creation, data entry in the firms practice management system
Assisting a partner with his work on the housing possession court duty scheme
Taking instructions & drafting statements of evidence (several times per week).

This is not a complete list of the functions of this role which will develop as your experience develops

You will have:

Excellent organisational skills and a self-motivated committed attitude
An ability to communicate clearly and good telephone manner
Use of initiative
Effective time management and the ability to manage multiple deadlines
A working knowledge of the areas of law or a demonstrable commitment to learning relevant law
Previous experience in a similar role.
A candidate with no housing law experience will have a high level of written English (2:1 in a relevant undergraduate degree)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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