TV Edwards LLP

Housing Solicitor (London)

We are recruiting for a housing solicitor to join our Social Welfare Department. The team undertakes a range of housing, community care, public law and Court of Protection welfare work. Our ability to provide a holistic service to clients is a unique feature and one which many referrers and clients fully appreciate. Our staff are award-winning and highly recommended in the legal directories. We are a very friendly, supportive team and offer opportunities for professional growth.

The successful candidate will represent our clients across a range of housing work including possession proceedings, poor housing conditions claims and homelessness. There will be opportunities for the successful candidate to work across the other areas of work we do in the team (if they wish), but the primary role will be to conduct housing cases. The successful candidate will need to share our passion for access to justice and have good knowledge of the legal aid scheme. Experience of privately-funded work would be welcome. Currently we are unable to meet demand for our housing work and the successful candidate will be given the opportunity to grow and develop this area. We are open to the successful candidate working from our Whitechapel or Clapham Junction offices and can offer flexible working arrangements.

We have a strong commitment to the training of our staff.   We deliver regular internal training courses for staff of all levels of experience.  We meet as a department regularly to share knowledge, discuss case tactics and update on recent developments. At these meetings all members of the team are able to contribute to decisions in regards to the running of the department. We have a Career Development Programme that maps out a route to partnership and we encourage staff to participate.

The firm is ranked in the Times Best Law Firm Guide and recommended as one of the Best Places to Work (medium organisation) by the Sunday Times.

Salary is competitive and dependent on experience. For further information including how to apply, please see our website –https://tvedwards.com/careers/housing-solicitor/ There is no deadline to apply but we are seeking to appoint someone soon, so completed application forms should be sent as soon as possible.