Legal Services Officer - Disrepairs

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.

 

Legal Services Officer – Disrepairs

 

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

 

£32,244 - £33,941 per year (pro rata)

 

35 hours per week

 

We have opportunities for Legal Services Officers – Disrepairs to join our Housing Litigation team, based in Worcester. The jobs sit within Legal Services which provides legal assistance and support to the Group to ensure compliance and regulator requirements are met.

 

We have one Permanent and one Temporary role for up to 12 months available.

 

The role of Legal Services Officer - Disrepairs will include:

• Providing accurate and timely legal advice and information, often within short timescales, for the purpose of supporting front line staff across the Group
• Undertaking advice work delivering high quality legal services, including the provision of accurate and timely legal advice
• Supporting in relation to Landlord and Tenant matters in line with relevant legislation and regulations
• Taking ownership of managing an individual caseload of pre-action claims against the Group for Housing Conditions claims
• Coordinating, communicating and maintaining relationships with internal and external customers

 

Skills and experiences:

• 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

 

Why work for us?

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.

 

Our Benefits   

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 (pro rata)
• 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
• Employee platform to access