Position: Housing Paralegal
Location: Lambeth Town Hall, 2 Brixton Hill, Brixton, SW2 1RW
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3+ Months - 1/2 days in office but a lot of staff at home 5 days a week
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Pay Rate: PAYE: £20.55 per hour
Job Responsibilities
- Manage your own caseload of housing legal matters, mainly rent arrears and warrant application cases
- Help reduce the backlog of housing cases by progressing files efficiently
- Keep case records and tracking spreadsheets up to date
- Support lawyers with housing litigation, including disrepair, tenancy, unauthorised occupant, and nuisance cases
- Draft simple legal letters and basic legal documents
- Prepare and issue court proceedings
- Help prepare court bundles and organise document disclosure
- Book barristers (counsel) and arrange legal appointments
- Process invoices and complete other administrative tasks
- Work closely with the housing legal team to provide efficient legal support
Person Specification
- Some previous legal experience is essential
- Experience working in housing law or litigation is desirable
- Preferably CILEX qualified (or working towards it)
- Able to manage a busy workload and handle multiple cases at the same time
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Confident using Microsoft Office, especially Excel, to update case records
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Willing to work in a hybrid environment, attending the office 1–2 days per week when required
Job Reference: OR109329
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months
Pay: £20.55 per hour
Experience:
- housing legal : 2 years (required)
- working in housing law or litigation : 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- CILEX qualified (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brixton Hill SW2
