Location
London, EC1N 8JS

Hours
Permanent Role - Full-Time Position 37.5 hours per week, Hybrid role – 3 days to be based in the office

Salary
£61,531 - £64,769 (Dependent upon experience)

About the Role
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing is one of the UK’s leading providers of affordable housing and care and support services. We employ over 1900 colleagues to manage and develop our large portfolio of nearly 56,000 homes serving over 75,000 customers across London, East Midlands, Southern and the East of England. We are a proud member of the National Housing Federation and the G15, influencing policy for the benefit of our residents and the wider sector. We’re looking for a confident and self-motivated Supervising Solicitor/Legal Executive with proven experience of supervising and coaching junior lawyers. You will be responsible for supervising and conducting housing management and leasehold cases while leading and mentoring a team of junior lawyers to support all functions of the Legal Services Team. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing in-house Legal Services Team at the beginning of a journey of expansion and to help shape the future of the Legal Services provision at MTVH.

Key Responsibilities
To lead an efficient and high-performing team of junior lawyers to support all functions of the Legal Services Team; supervise, mentor, coach and develop junior colleagues to deliver a cohesive, high-performing department; manage a varied caseload covering housing management and leasehold disputes; monitor and ensure compliance with KPI’s and SLA standards; prepare and deliver effective training on housing management, leasehold and property law issues.

Experience
Admission as a Solicitor in England & Wales or a Fellow of The Institute of Legal Executives (FILEX); substantial post qualification experience (a minimum of 3 years PQE) in housing law acting on behalf of social landlords and tenants; detailed knowledge of housing and leasehold legislation, case law, litigation practice and procedure; experience in managing and coaching a high-performing team.

About you
Proven experience in building and sustaining working relationships with key stakeholders and partners both internal and external; ability to create a learning culture where knowledge and best practice is shared; act as a “go to” person.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications beyond those required for admission as a Solicitor or FILEX.