Location
London - Westminster Bridge Road office (Hybrid role with a minimum of two days per week onsite)

Hours
Full Time (standard working hours)

Salary
£54,500 per annum

About the Role
As a Solicitor Disrepair at Peabody, you will manage your own caseload, delegating tasks to a paralegal where appropriate. Your primary focus will be providing legal advice and representation in Housing Conditions claims, covering property litigation, general property matters, and land law. You will support Senior Solicitors, the Assistant Director of Legal Services, and the General Counsel and Company Secretary on complex or high-value matters as required. You will take a proactive role in driving and implementing improvements to Peabody’s response to Housing Conditions-related claims. Additionally, you will provide legal support to internal stakeholders on housing condition issues and broader housing-related litigation, including legal analysis on policy, procedure, and corporate matters. You will represent Legal Services positively across the organisation, contributing to cross-organisational working groups and forums, and play a key role in delivering the Legal Services strategy aligned with Peabody’s wider business objectives. You will also contribute to the development and delivery of the Legal Services training programme and assist the Legal Team or other Governance and Risk teams on special projects as required.

Experience
- Demonstrable experience providing legal support to stakeholders in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including legal analysis on policy, procedure, and corporate business.
- Experience in proceedings in county and magistrates courts, first-tier tribunal, including advocacy where appropriate.
- Experience managing a caseload comprising landlord and tenant matters, including Housing Condition claims, property litigation, general property, and land law.

About you
You are proactive, organised, and able to manage a varied caseload independently. You have strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with stakeholders. You are committed to driving improvements and delivering high-quality legal services that support organisational objectives.

Qualifications
Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or a member of ILEX.