Housing Litigation Lawyer - Spencer Clarke Group : Job Details

Housing Litigation Lawyer - London based Local Authority

Contract: 3 months with the view to extend

Rate: £45-55 p/h

Responsibilities:

• Support the provision of strategic, high level legal advice to the Councils, Members and Officers.
• Have personal responsibility for a caseload of legal work, and act as subject expert, with appropriate support and supervisions from a Senior Lawyer or Principal Lawyer.
• Support strategic projects across multi-functional teams, assisting to ensure that an innovative and commercial solutions focus is adopted across projects.
• Produce or comment upon reports for various Council meetings or decision-making processes.
• Ensure that the partner Councils are provided with the best legal advice, and that legal advice is appropriate to ensure propriety of decision making.
• Contribute towards setting the strategic direction of Legal Services, supporting the senior management team to develop the overarching strategy for the service