Locum Lawyer (Housing)

Locum Lawyer (Housing)

Liverpool

�50 per hour (umbrella)

Full Time Contract ( 6 months long)
Novax Recruitment is actively seeking a Locum Lawyer (Housing) in Liverpool. This is a contract with a scope for extension working full time hours. The employer can offer hybrid working. Fully remote working can be considered for an exceptional candidate
The job:

• To have personal responsibility for a caseload of complex and non-complex legal work, and act as a subject expert
• To carry out own advocacy, when necessary, on own caseload and not to instruct external counsel/legal support except in accordance with agreed procedures
• To draft legal documents to a high standard
• To pick up casework arising in their respective teams as required including where additional resources are required to meet demand in the service as a whole
• To supervise the work of working in the team or on the lawyer's caseload.

The candidate:

• Must hold a current practice certificate
• Experience in a similar role in a public sector environment is essential
• Must have an excellent knowledge of the law as it pertains to housing
• Knowledge of, or exposure to adult social care is preferred

Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly; or call me on; (phone number removed)