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Senior Housing Lawyer - Disrepair

Cra GroupSouth East London, London, UK

21 days ago

Job description

1-2 months contract with a Local Authority

Job Purpose

To assist the Principal Lawyer Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services in ensuring the Council receives cost effective high quality legal advice that enables it to determine its policies and achieve its objectives within the scope of its powers and capabilities.
To lead on behalf of the Principal Lawyer Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services in delivering advice and legal support to the Council in the area of Housing Law and Disrepair such and other areas as are allocated from time to time.
To manage the Housing Disrepair team and to assist the Principal Lawyer Housing in the overall management of the Housing Section.
The provision of briefings and training to senior managers within the Council on new developments in the law to ensure that the Council acts within the law at all times.

Key Duties / Accountabilities

Provision of high-level Corporate and Service legal advice to the Council, the Executive, Committees, Executive Directors and Departments in the area of housing law and Disrepair as required by the Principal Lawyer Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services of Legal Services from time to time.

To lead on behalf of Legal Services in such Corporate projects and initiatives as required from time to time.

To assess the impact of legi...