Legal Assistant - 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 Assistant – Disrepairs

 

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

 

Temporary position for up to 12 months

 

£27,521 per year

 

35 hours per week

 

We have an excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our Housing Litigation team which is part of a wider Legal Services team. The Housing Litigation team comprises 7 - 10 members and is expanding to provide more legal support to the business. The team manages tenant related issues including housing disrepair claims.

 

The role of Legal Assistant - Disrepairs will include:

• Coordinate an effective legal administration service to include raising payment requests, preparing files and instructions for Costs Draftsman
• Monitoring works post settlement ensuring all records of transactions and related activity are maintained accurately to demonstrate corporate compliance
• Process new Disrepairs claims to include the opening and closing of files
• Monitoring of the teams shared inbox
• Maintain accurate, accessible and up-to-date data on disrepair claims and related KPIs for auditing and provide reports for management
• Obtaining and analysing records from databases and individuals and co-ordinating the redaction of the same

 

Skills and experiences:

• Proven experience within a similar administrative role is essential         
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and being able to prioritise workloads is essential
• Outstanding communication and customer care skills
• 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