Housing Disrepair Team Leader

The Opportunity
In this role, you’ll lead a team of fee earners and paralegals, providing day-to-day guidance, supervision, and support while also managing your own caseload (with paralegal assistance). You’ll play a key part in driving team performance, ensuring high standards of client service, and contributing to wider department strategy and growth.

The firm is looking for someone who can motivate and inspire others, communicate effectively, and maintain a positive team culture. You’ll be heavily involved in coaching, training, auditing, and helping the team meet targets. There’s also regular collaboration with senior management and other team leaders to improve processes and share knowledge.

Why This Firm?
The firm has over 40 years’ experience and an outstanding reputation in housing litigation, with excellent client reviews and a strong commitment to helping tenants with unsafe or unsuitable housing conditions. They offer a friendly, collaborative working environment where staff development and wellbeing are genuinely prioritised.

What They’re Looking For

• Minimum 2 years’ litigation experience, ideally 6+ months in housing disrepair

• Strong leadership qualities and the ability to support and develop a team

• Excellent communication, organisation, and decision-making skills

• Ability to manage volume work while maintaining high standards

• Confident with MS Office; experience with Proclaim is a bonus

• A proactive, adaptable, and positive approach

Salary, Hours & Benefits

• Salary up to £50,000 (DOE) + bonus

• Hybrid working after induction

• Flexible start/finish times

• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + birthday leave

• 6% employer pension contribution

• Company sick pay

• Subsidised gym membership

• Casual dress

• Supportive environment with strong emphasis on wellbeing and career growth