Legal Services Manager

Closing Date: Friday 27 Jul 2018

Ref Number: LSM/4950/0718

Legal Services Manager

Salary Range - Circa £50,000

LSM/4950/0718

 

Choice Housing, one of the leading providers of affordable Housing in Northern Ireland, is seeking to recruit a Legal Services Manager to provide support to the Tenant and Client Services Department.

 

Essential Criteria:-

• Must be qualified to practice as a solicitor in Northern Ireland with 5 years’ relevant post qualification experience as a solicitor/either in private practice or in house.

• Applicants must demonstrate their 5 years’ relevant post qualification experience in at least one of the following areas:

  -     Housing Law

  -     Public Law

• Experience of personal representation in a formal environment on behalf of clients, eg Court, Tribunals.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, to meet the casework, consultancy, training and information and policy requirements of this post.

• Experience of drafting legal documents, written representation/advocacy on behalf of clients, eg use of formal complaints/appeals procedures to statutory bodies.

• Experience of producing reports.

• Experience of providing training/raising awareness of legal issues.

• Experience and knowledge of the Judicial Review procedure in NI

• Knowledge of Housing legislation, policy and practice in NI.

• Knowledge of Human Rights Act and Equality Legislation in NI.

 

Desirable Criteria:

• Understanding of/knowledge of Charity Law.

   

  For full person specification and job description, please refer to the application pack which can be accessed below or requested by telephoning:  028 9044 1301 quoting the job reference number.

   

  Completed application forms should be returned by 12 noon, Friday 27^th July 2018.

   

  Please note, the Association reserves the right to create a reserve list following the interview process.

                                                                         

  NB: The panel may enhance the criteria in order to facilitate short-listing of the post

   

  “Choice Housing Ireland Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer”.