Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit

Housing/Public Law Paralegal

Job Title: Paralegal
Job Term: Fixed term – 9 months (with possibility of an extension of a further 3 months)
Location: London SE1
Hours: Part-time (21 hours per week)
Salary: £26,924 – £33,494 pro rata (including London weighting) depending on experience
Pension: 7% pension contribution
Leave: 33 days pro rata (including public holidays)
Probation period: 6 month probation period
Reports to: Housing Supervisor

We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to join our legal team as a Paralegal to assist our Housing and Public Law solicitors. This is a fixed term (nine months with the possibility of an extension for a further three months), part-time role (three days a week). This is an exciting role, offering opportunities for growth and development, to build your housing and public law experience and knowledge through working on emerging issues affecting victims of trafficking, and effecting change for this hugely vulnerable group.

The role involves providing housing and public law advice and representation to survivors of trafficking and slavery under a legal aid contract. The focus of the role will be to work primarily on housing cases.

We are a friendly, multidisciplinary team and this role offers the opportunity to learn and develop skills under supervision about housing and public law. You would also take part in regular meetings and discussions with colleagues practising immigration, compensation, working in finance, fundraising and operations, and who are involved in cutting edge policy work and improving survivor participation in the sector.

With significant changes to trafficking, modern slavery and immigration law and policy, this is a critical time for survivors of trafficking and labour exploitation in the UK. ATLEU is at the forefront of this vital and fast-moving area of law, bringing high-profile strategic challenges that shape the way the law develops and strengthening the protections for all survivors of trafficking.

Legal advice is an essential component in obtaining the support, safety and redress that survivors need to move forward. ATLEU works intensively with survivors over several years often assisting with multiple matters, helping to regularise their immigration status, obtain identification as a victim of trafficking, access treatment, support and appropriate housing, and claim compensation.

ATLEU welcomes applications from candidates with different levels of experience. It is envisaged that candidates may include those at the start of their legal career with limited casework experience and more experienced candidates currently practising in legal aid with housing or public law experience. If you are at the start of your career or even if you have more experience but are new to working with survivors of trafficking, we welcome your application. We offer internal training for all new starters if they are less familiar with trafficking work. Each member of the team also has a training budget for additional professional development.

For more information and to apply, see here.

Bristol City Council

Private Housing Team Leader

£45,718 – £48,710 (BG13) Full Time (37 hours) Permanent

Would you like to work in one of the largest Private Housing Services in England, and help improve Bristol’s private rented sector housing standards?

Bristol is a vibrant city, with nearly 30% of Bristol’s population living in the private rented sector. The Private Housing Service is expanding due to new licensing schemes.

As a result, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for Private Housing Team Leaders who will lead a team of Environmental Health Housing Officers, Private Housing Caseworkers and or Tenancy Relations Officers.

We are looking for individuals who have both the technical expertise and supervisory skills to manage small teams of front-line officers. Your team will work on a part of the licensing function, such as inspections, compliance, enforcement or engagement.

Some roles include Tenancy Relations and Trading Standards related issues which are required under our licence conditions or a Landlord and Tenant Liaison and Technical support role for the service.

Working with the Private Housing Manager and other Private Housing Team Leaders, you will be responsible for the effective delivery of licensing schemes across the city.  You will be able to; allocate and monitor caseloads, support, coach and mentor less experienced colleagues and plan and deliver effective training programmes.

The Private Housing Service is responsible for a full range of private-sector housing issues including, empty-homes, service requests in other private rented properties, landlord and tenant liaison, and technical support.  There may be opportunities in the future to work in these different areas.

Essential Requirements 

You should have an extensive knowledge of a wide range of environmental health housing legislation, good practice and housing construction, as well as a good knowledge of residential tenancy legislation.

You will have extensive post-qualification environmental health housing practice with experience of inspections, scheduling, informal engagement, formal legal processes, and extensive experience of working in a customer-focussed front-line service.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance.

Currently this post can be delivered by homeworking the majority of the time, but post holders are expected to travel to Bristol regularly as the service requires.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please click here to apply. Closing date is 9^th March 2025. Location 100 Temple Street Redcliffe Bristol BS1 6AN Job reference VAC006483.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application

We’re a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For any queries, please contact Jonathan Mallinson (Private Housing Manager) jonathan.mallinson@bristol.gov.uk    

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.