Civil Litigation/Housing Lawyer
A local authority based in London is seeking a Litigation Lawyer for an initial period of three months.
The successful Litigation Lawyer will focus on housing disrepair work only- defending claims/potential claims against local authority clients. You will need to have a proven track record of robustly defending claims from pre-action stage through to issued court proceedings. You will deal with initial court hearings and subject to management approval, instruct counsel where appropriate. Disrepair experience is essential.
The role is for 36 hours per week.
Pay rate is between £30-50 per hour dependant on experience. Local government experience is highly advantageous.
Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.
If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.
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