Legal Services Officer - Disrepairs

We have an opportunity for a Legal Services Officer - Disrepairs to join our Housing Litigation team, based in Worcester. The job sits within Legal Services which provides legal assistance and support to the Group to ensure compliance and regulator requirements are met.

The role of Legal Services Officer - Disrepairs will include:

• Provide accurate and timely legal advice and information, often within short timescales, for the purpose of supporting front line staff across the Group


• Undertake advice work delivering high quality legal services, including the provision of accurate and timely legal advice


• Support in relation to Landlord and Tenant matters in line with relevant legislation and regulations


• Take ownership of managing an individual caseload of pre-action claims against the Group for Housing Conditions claims


• Coordinate, communicate and maintain relationships with internal and external customers
  
  Paralegal experience or similar working within Litigation


• Experience of handling an independent caseload with a good attention to detail


• Working knowledge of Landlord and Tenant law, statutory provisions and current best practice is desirable


• Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong ethos for team working


• Proficient user of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
  
  Sanctuary is one of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded., One of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service., Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays


• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits


• Life Assurance


• Employee Volunteering scheme


• Employee Advice Service including counselling


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Voluntary health plans


• Employee discounts


• Wellbeing support and tools


• Employee recognition scheme


• £31,611 per annum (rising to £33,275 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)