Associate – Property Litigation

Our clients Legal 500 ranked, London based, litigation & dispute resolution department are looking for a new team member to assist the residential property litigation team on a full-time basis (35hrs a week).

This role will specialise in housing and leasehold management. The team cover the full range of housing management services including tenancy disputes, policy drafting, risk advisory work, disrepair, injunctive work, possession claims as residential leasehold disputes in the social housing and private sectors but focussing on the former.

The team work closely with the real estate and governance departments in the firm who are as much our clients as external instructors. Our client base ranges from registered providers to developers and private property portfolio holders, including individuals, companies, charities and institutions.

A typical day would see you:

• Run your own caseload of housing management matters varying from disrepairs to injunctions.
• Draft pleadings and witness statements.
• Attend court hearings.
• Carry out ad hoc advisories for case management conferences and hearings.

You will thrive on the ability to organise your day around an intellectually stimulating and varied workload and your purposeful nature will lend itself well to solving complex problems for our clients.

Your ability to take ownership over your work will enable you to work efficiently and effectively, whilst collaborating with likeminded colleagues.

For the right candidate this is an opportunity to join a very high-quality residential property litigation team in a firm that is fully committed to property as its core area long term.

Our Client is an exciting, diverse, and growing business. They are a full-service law firm with a diverse client base, that prides itself on providing advice across a broad range of sectors and markets. Delivering a first-class service is key to everything they do.

Their clients range from some of the UK’s largest businesses and institutions, housebuilders and developers through to investors, professional partnerships, family offices, not for profit organisations and private individuals – all of which benefit from the flexible, practical approach of our lawyers.

They recognise that their people play a key part in our success and as a result we are committed to their development and well-being. They promote a healthy work-life balance and flexibility, keeping our people motivated and stimulated to deliver great things.