Anthony Gold: Housing & Property Disputes Solicitor 2+PQE
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a 2+PQE Solicitor/FCILEX to work in our Housing & Property Disputes Team handling a varied caseload.
About the firm
- Anthony Gold Solicitors is a long-established yet still growing law firm in the top 200 firms in England. We have decades of experience and a modern forward-looking approach and are now considered one of the leaders in our respected fields.
- The ethos of our practice is simple yet effective, we are committed to doing what is best for our clients, through our expertise, personable approach, ability to build strong relationships and professionalism.
- Anthony Gold’s ‘ground-breaking’ Housing Team is a recognised leader in Housing and Property Disputes and wins praise for its ‘knowledge, imagination and dedication’. It is well respected by clients and peers.
The Role
You will be employed principally in the area of Housing & Property Disputes. This covers a wide range of work; housing conditions claims for tenants including group actions, fire safety issues, advising leaseholders and freeholders on repair, maintenance and service charge issues, advising homeowners in respect of defective construction issues, and advising commercial landlords and tenants in respect of lease disputes. The client base is diverse, and you will work with both social housing and private rental clients, leaseholders, home owners and commercial landlords and tenants.
- You will be working as part of a team which is top-ranked in both Chambers and Legal 500. You will work with Partners, other fee-earners, trainees and support staff as and when appropriate. It is important therefore to be capable of delegating tasks and supervising where appropriate.
- We may require you, because of the developing nature of a solicitor’s business to undertake different or additional aspects of work at various times.
- Part of the role will involve business development and supporting marketing initiatives in line with our business plan.
Requirements of the role
- From 2 years post-qualification experience to very experienced.
- The ability to communicate and work with diverse clients.
- The ability to provide solutions for clients and communicate this in a way that they can understand, both in writing and on the telephone.
- A detailed approach to your work.
- The ability to work to tight timescales as required by the cases.
- The ability to manage complex cases or work towards this.
- The willingness to grow the business through networking and social media communication.
Salary & Deadline for Applications
Salary: £ Competitive
Deadline for Applications: 14 April 2023
If you are interested in the role please send your CV with a cover letter to HR@anthonygold.co.uk
Youth Legal
Youth Legal is an independent charity based in Wandsworth, assisting marginalised and vulnerable young people across the London area. We facilitate young people’s access to justice through high quality young person-friendly legal advice, support and education. Our specialist legal advice is focussed on fighting for children and young people to be safe and secure, with appropriate housing and care. This is a unique opportunity to provide specialist legal advice and representation to vulnerable young people and to ensure they have access to justice.
We are looking to recruit a part-time/3 day a week housing and/or community care solicitor or caseworker to undertake a wide range of casework including defending possession proceedings, counterclaims, homelessness appeals, Children Act and Care Act public law actions in the County and High Courts. You do not need to be a qualified solicitor but must have a minimum of two years experience of casework and representation in housing and/or community care law. We have Legal Aid Agency contracts in housing and community care, therefore the successful candidate will have experience in running Legal Aid Agency contract work/CCMS and must have an ability to manage a substantial caseload and achieve billing targets.
We are committed to our staff and think it’s important to provide a good working environment, ensuring we all have the support and resources we need to carry out our work to the best of our abilities in a friendly and collaborative working environment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also want to provide pathways for young solicitor/caseworkers to access working in social welfare law. We offer excellent terms and conditions, flexible working (at least one day a week in the office) and 30 days annual leave. Applicants who wish to work 2 days a week or more hours will be considered. Salary: £29000-33,335 (pro rata depending on experience)
CLOSING DATE: 6pm 17th April 2023
Further details can be found here.
Shelter Cymru
Shelter Cymru exists to defend the right to a safe home in Wales and fight the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people.
We help thousands of people each year by offering free, confidential and independent advice and campaigning to overcome the root causes of the housing emergency.
We are now looking to recruit for the following position to join our team. If you want to help end homelessness in Wales, we would love to hear from you.
SC664–Housing Law Caseworker
Aberystwyth office
23 hours per week
£25,342 per annum (pro rata) – £16,653pa
An exciting opportunity has now arisen at Shelter Cymru for a Housing Law Caseworker who will work within our Housing Services team based in Aberystwyth.
The post holder will be part of a team who provide a National Housing Advice Service through a mixture of centre, court and surgery based services across the Ceredigion region.
We are developing a flexible and hybrid working approach for all staff, with a minimum of 1 day per week working in the office and have offices across Wales
Employees are provided with an office base but this role will be based in either our Aberystwyth office.
Shelter Cymru offers a high level of support, a welcoming work environment and an excellent package of benefits – for further details of the key benefits available please visit the recruitment page of our website
To apply, visit our website at www.sheltercymru.org.uk or telephone 01792 469400
CLOSING DATE: 24 April 2023
Shelter Cymru recruits based on merit and wants a workforce that reflects the diversity of individuals in housing need. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people who are currently under-represented within our workforce
Registered Charity No: 515902
Rydym yn bodoli i amddiffyn yr hawl i gartref diogel yng Nghymru ac i frwydro yn erbyn yr effaith ddinistriol mae’r argyfwng tai yn ei chael ar bobl.
Rydym yn helpu miloedd o bobl bob blwyddyn drwy gynnig cyngor tai arbenigol, annibynnol ac am ddim, ac ymgyrchu i oresgyn yr hyn sydd wrth wraidd yr argyfwng tai
Rydym am recriwtio rhywun ar gyfer y swydd ganlynol i ymuno â’n tîm. Os hoffech chi helpu i ddod â digartrefedd i ben yng Nghymru, byddem wrth ein bodd yn clywed gennych.
SC664 – Gweithiwr Achos Cyfraith Tai
(Gorllewin Cymru)
Swyddfa Aberystwyth
23 awr yr wythnos
£25,342 y flwyddyn (pro rata) – £16,653pa
Mae cyfle cyffrous bellach wedi codi yn Shelter Cymru ar gyfer Gweithiwr Achos Cyfraith Tai a fydd yn gweithio yn ein tîm Gwasanaethau Tai seiliedig yn Aberystwyth.
Bydd deiliaid y swydd yn rhan o dîm sy’n darparu Gwasanaeth Cyngor Tai Cenedlaethol trwy gymysgedd o wasanaethau canolfan, llys ac allgymorth ledled rhanbarth Gorllewin Cymru.
Yn ystod y cyfnod presennol o ansicrwydd ynghylch Covid-19, mae’r rhan fwyaf o’r tîm yn gweithio o bell dros dro, fodd bynnag ar ôl dychwelyd i’r swyddfa yn gyffredinol bydd y swydd wedi’i lleoli yn ein swyddfa yn Aberystwyth. Mae Shelter Cymru yn gweithio gyda staff i gynnig math o weithio hybrid wrth symud ymlaen.
Mae Shelter Cymru yn cynnig lefel uchel o gefnogaeth, amgylchedd gwaith croesawgar a phecyn rhagorol o fuddion – i gael mwy o fanylion am y buddion allweddol sydd ar gael ewch i dudalen recriwtio ein gwefan
I wneud cais, ewch i’n gwefan yn www.sheltercymru.org.uk neu ffoniwch 01792 469400
DYDDIAD CAU: 24 Ebrill 2023
Mae Shelter Cymru un recriwtio ar sail teilyngdod ac eisiau gweithlu sy’n adlewyrchu amrywiaeth unigolion mewn angen tai. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau yn abrennig gan bobl Ddu, Asiaidd a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol yn ein gweithlu ar hyn o bryd.
Rhif Elusen Gofrestredig: 515902
Shelter Cymru
Shelter Cymru exists to defend the right to a safe home in Wales and fight the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people.
We help thousands of people each year by offering free, confidential and independent advice and campaigning to overcome the root causes of the housing emergency.
We are now looking to recruit for the following positions to join our team. If you want to help end homelessness in Wales, we would love to hear from you.
Early Intervention Workers x2
My Home Denbighshire Early Intervention Project
Rhyl office
35 hours per week
£23,000 per annum
Post initially funded from 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
An exciting opportunity has now arisen at Shelter Cymru for two full time Early Intervention Workers to join our exciting new project to prevent homelessness at its very earliest stages, funded by Denbighshire County Council and working in partnership with Clwyd Alyn and Warm Wales.
We are developing a flexible and hybrid working approach for all staff, with a minimum of 1 day per week working in the office and have offices across Wales
Employees are provided with an office base and this role will be based out of our office Rhyl.
Shelter Cymru offers a high level of support, a welcoming work environment and an excellent package of benefits – for further details of the key benefits available please visit the recruitment page of our website
To apply, visit our website at www.sheltercymru.org.uk or telephone 01792 469400
CLOSING DATE: 10am –4 April 2023
Shelter Cymru recruits based on merit and wants a workforce that reflects the diversity of individuals in housing need. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people who are currently under-represented within our workforce
Registered Charity No: 515902
Rydym yn bodoli i amddiffyn yr hawl i gartref diogel yng Nghymru ac i frwydro yn erbyn yr effaith ddinistriol mae’r argyfwng tai yn ei chael ar bobl.
Rydym yn helpu miloedd o bobl bob blwyddyn drwy gynnig cyngor tai arbenigol, annibynnol ac am ddim, ac ymgyrchu i oresgyn yr hyn sydd wrth wraidd yr argyfwng tai
Rydym am recriwtio rhywun ar gyfer y swydd ganlynol i ymuno â’n tîm. Os hoffech chi helpu i ddod â digartrefedd i ben yng Nghymru, byddem wrth ein bodd yn clywed gennych.
Gweithwyr Ymyrraeth Cynnar x2
Prosiect Ymyrraeth Cynnar Sir Dinbych
Swyddfa’r Rhyl
35 awr yr wythnos
£23,000 y flwyddyn
Ariannwyd y swydd i ddechrau o 1 Ebrill 2023 – 31 Mawrth 2024
Mae cyfle cyffrous wedi codi yn Shelter Cymru i ddau Weithiwr Ymyrraeth Cynnar ymuno â’n prosiect newydd cyffrous i atal digartrefedd yn ei gamau cynharaf un, a ariennir gan Gyngor Sir Ddinbych ac sy’n gweithio mewn partneriaeth â Chlwyd Alyn a Cymru Gynnes.
Yn ystod y cyfnod presennol o ansicrwydd ynghylch Covid-19, mae’r rhan fwyaf o’r tîm yn gweithio o bell dros dro, fodd bynnag ar ôl dychwelyd i’r swyddfa yn gyffredinol bydd y swydd wedi’i lleoli yn ein swyddfa yn y Rhyl. Mae Shelter Cymru yn gweithio gyda staff i gynnig math o weithio hybrid wrth symud ymlaen.
Mae Shelter Cymru yn cynnig lefel uchel o gefnogaeth, amgylchedd gwaith croesawgar a phecyn rhagorol o fuddion – i gael mwy o fanylion am y buddion allweddol sydd ar gael ewch i dudalen recriwtio ein gwefan
I wneud cais, ewch i’n gwefan yn www.sheltercymru.org.uk neu ffoniwch 01792 469400
DYDDIAD CAU:10yb – 4 Ebrill 2023
Mae Shelter Cymru un recriwtio ar sail teilyngdod ac eisiau gweithlu sy’n adlewyrchu amrywiaeth unigolion mewn angen tai. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau yn abrennig gan bobl Ddu, Asiaidd a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol yn ein gweithlu ar hyn o bryd.
Rhif Elusen Gofrestredig: 515902