Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE)

Senior Legal Advisor

£48k (23 month fixed term contract with possibility of perm)

Deadline 17th December 2025

To express interest, please email dlangton@lawabsolute.com

Role Outline

This is a new role within LEASE, and an opportunity for development and progression within Lease’s advisory service.

A core part of the role remains providing expert initial legal advice to customers of LEASE on residential leasehold tenure in England and Wales, building safety and on park homes legislation. In addition, the provision of advice and assistance to the Chief Executive, the Board and government, contributing to the wider policy and legislative landscape.

The creation of this advisory band builds additional management capacity into the advisory team – so that new, inexperienced and junior advisers are properly supported to develop into the changing expectations in LEASE.

These new roles will take on greater responsibility and ownership within and for the direct advice service. This will include working with the CHANGE team on how Lease provides its advice and developing new ways of working.   It includes working closely with the Senior Legal Managers on their corporate responsibilities and taking ownership for projects in this space – for example you may be asked to take on and lead specific projects in relation to the quality and consistency of direct advice, eLearning content or addressing specific training needs within the organisation.

The role will also include supervision of aspects of work, and line-management of triage officers and legal advisers, ensuring high quality service delivery. The role offers the opportunity to develop skills in contracting, procurement, line management, and service design.  Training will be offered to help you develop into these exciting roles.

Overall – you will be expected to take a role in the leadership of LEASE – supporting the development and implementation of LEASE’s change programme – with a particular emphasis on digital-first advice delivery and strategic outreach.

Principal Tasks

–              Direct advice – Provide oversight and guidance and quality assure of advisory services delivered by legal advisers.  Manage and oversee requests for advice including online, written and those requiring more specialist support e.g. phone calls – taking responsibility for difficult or complex cases to support the efficient running of the advice service.

–              Supervisory and task management – Supervisory role for the team’s triage officer and oversight and responsibility for the induction and training of any legal advisory trainees and legal advisors in the team. Contribute to the work of the senior management team to inform, implement and embed organisational culture change and digital transformation. Promote a culture of innovation, inclusion, and service improvement across the organisation.

–              Service delivery – Work closely to develop the Triage function over the next 6 months and ensure regular review so that it evolves with the requirements of the service, reflecting both users and adviser feedback. Contribute to the development, delivery and quality assurance of digital-first advisory services, ensuring online frameworks are accessible, user-friendly, and effective. Contribute to generating content for new or revised advisory materials, website resources, webinars, and training sessions.

–              Working with stakeholders – Responsibility for at least one of LEASE’s key stakeholder relationships. Design and deliver targeted outreach and engagement programmes with leaseholders, park homeowners and representative groups, providing advice via a combination of in-person and online forums.

–              Communicating and influencing – Where directed, liaise with government officials, Ministers and external stakeholders to build understanding of issues affecting leaseholders and park homeowners.

–              Continuous professional development – Maintain knowledge to support legal advisers and deliver efficient advisory services; undertake specialist research with the digital team as required. Comply with and embed LEASE’s Policies and Procedures.

Information on Role

LEASE is committed to appointing on experience, seeking candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and taking full account of equal opportunities. Applications are particularly welcome from women, minority ethnic and disabled candidates who are underrepresented at this level in public life.

Working Pattern

The working pattern for the role is hybrid, currently combining homeworking with regular attendance at our London base in Kings Cross on Wednesdays and Fridays. Attendance is also required at staff awaydays. Additional flexibility on office attendance may be available to those living outside the Southeast subject to business needs.

To express interest, please email dlangton@lawabsolute.com