Paralegal – Housing Disrepair

Role: Housing Disrepair Paralegal
Reports to: Team Solicitor
Location: Manchester
Salary: £22,000 – £25,000
Hours of work: 35 Hours Per Week (Monday to Friday)

Type: Office Based

 

 

Company Information

Our client is a Manchester based multi-disciplinary law firm committed to delivering tailor-made legal solutions to individuals and businesses. A specialist within housing and property experiencing a surge of growth due to increase volumes of work.

 

 

Job Purpose
To handle a caseload of housing claims under s.9 & 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act.

 

Key Tasks/duties:
• Ability to handle your own caseload of pre-lit Housing Disrepair matters
• Communicate effectively with clients and third parties such as experts, counsel and introducers.
• Move cases throughout the claim life cycle (from letter of claim to trial)
• Ensure maintenance of client details and information on the case management system
• All other such administrative and fee-earning duties as appropriate
• Comply with the performance management program
• Comply with the Solicitors Regulations Authority’s code of conduct regulation.
• Engaging with external parties and discussing settlement opportunities with them and your client.

 

Skills & Qualifications
• Educated to degree level (preferable)
• We will support you in running your first caseload with strong supervision and leadership
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets

 

Experience:
• Minimum 6 months experience of Housing Disrepair file handling. 
 

Ability to commute/relocate:
• Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

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