In-House Legal Counsel
Salary:
£55,075 - £63,771 Type:
Permanent, Full time (35 hours per week) Location:
Ealing, London (Hybrid working – typically Monday is the team day in the office) About us We’re a UK housing association committed to a new vision – providing homes people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes in management across London and southern England, we provide a wide range of homes for social, affordable, and private rent, specialist housing services, as well as homes for sale and shared ownership. Our 70,000 customers have diverse backgrounds and levels of income, and we’re here to provide all of them with homes that are safe, high quality, and sustainable. We continue to ensure that every penny of profit we make is reinvested into our charitable social purpose – delivering more homes and better services for customers. We’re also members of the G15, a group of leading housing associations that work together to house one in ten Londoners and tackle the housing crisis. About the legal team The Legal Team is a high-achieving in-house legal team providing litigation and transactional property legal services. As an entrepreneurial department and team, we are constantly looking at how we can add value and improve the services provided to A2Dominion. We support professional and personal development, and many of our team members have been promoted into their roles and supported to qualification. This opportunity arises due to team members moving on to new roles consisting of promotions and new areas of law. The litigation team deals with all areas of housing management including leasehold, ASB, possession, and currently, there is a disrepair focus. The team is inclusive and diverse, and works well together. We’re looking for people who can enhance our offering, are team-spirited, and maintain an interest in what is happening in law and within A2Dominion. About the role We’re searching for an
In-House Legal Counsel
to join our friendly and hard-working Governance & Compliance division at A2Dominion. This role is for a competent housing management lawyer able to work without supervision, with a love of the law and a zest for ensuring that our client’s properties are fit for purpose and inhabited by those entitled to be doing so. To be successful in this role you will be a qualified lawyer with a right to practice in England and Wales. Key responsibilities: Professional To act in a way that upholds the rule of law and the proper administration of justice. To maintain high standards of professional and personal conduct. To act with independence, honesty, and integrity. To treat everyone fairly and without prejudice, encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion. To act competently and in the best interests of your client, respecting client confidentiality. Departmental Provide specialist legal advice and carry out legal work on behalf of our in-house client. Manage own files from inception to completion. Take client instructions and provide legal advice both orally and in writing. Contribute to the drafting of policy, process, and technical guidance on legal issues. Prepare and deliver in-house training in your area of expertise. Be a trusted business partner, entrepreneurial, facilitative, commercial, and solutions-focused. Deliver an excellent service to our customers, stakeholders, and team members. Manage any work sent out to our external legal framework provider. Forecast and capture expenditure accurately. Litigation sub-team Conduct cross-tenure legal work and advocacy on all aspects of housing and property management. Draft full suite of legal documentation as necessary. Act on client instructions and negotiate settlements. Prepare cases for taking to courts and tribunals. More about you For this role, we’re looking for someone with the following: Educated to degree level or equivalent with relevant postgraduate qualification. A qualified lawyer (solicitor or CILEx fellow equivalent) with experience in practice. A strong property background with good working knowledge of all legal tenures. Clear analytical skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Choosing us is easy As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you. We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including: 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service. Up to 8% contributory pension. Flexible working. Investment in your learning and development. In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits. We also operate a Cycle to Work Scheme. Whatever the role, we want you to bring your knowledge and experience to play your part in improving people’s lives. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Team. A2Dominion Group is a Disability Confident Employer We are committed to employing disabled people and will: actively look to attract and recruit disabled people. provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. make reasonable adjustments as required. At A2Dominion Group, we recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes. Meeting the role requirements We recognise that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, we’d still encourage you to apply. A2Dominion is proud to be a family-friendly employer Everyone is welcome at A2Dominion Group. We embrace the unique contributions of our people and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Join us at A2Dominion, where your expertise will be integral to our recovery journey, creating lasting positive changes in the lives of our customers.
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£55,075 - £63,771 Type:
Permanent, Full time (35 hours per week) Location:
Ealing, London (Hybrid working – typically Monday is the team day in the office) About us We’re a UK housing association committed to a new vision – providing homes people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes in management across London and southern England, we provide a wide range of homes for social, affordable, and private rent, specialist housing services, as well as homes for sale and shared ownership. Our 70,000 customers have diverse backgrounds and levels of income, and we’re here to provide all of them with homes that are safe, high quality, and sustainable. We continue to ensure that every penny of profit we make is reinvested into our charitable social purpose – delivering more homes and better services for customers. We’re also members of the G15, a group of leading housing associations that work together to house one in ten Londoners and tackle the housing crisis. About the legal team The Legal Team is a high-achieving in-house legal team providing litigation and transactional property legal services. As an entrepreneurial department and team, we are constantly looking at how we can add value and improve the services provided to A2Dominion. We support professional and personal development, and many of our team members have been promoted into their roles and supported to qualification. This opportunity arises due to team members moving on to new roles consisting of promotions and new areas of law. The litigation team deals with all areas of housing management including leasehold, ASB, possession, and currently, there is a disrepair focus. The team is inclusive and diverse, and works well together. We’re looking for people who can enhance our offering, are team-spirited, and maintain an interest in what is happening in law and within A2Dominion. About the role We’re searching for an
In-House Legal Counsel
to join our friendly and hard-working Governance & Compliance division at A2Dominion. This role is for a competent housing management lawyer able to work without supervision, with a love of the law and a zest for ensuring that our client’s properties are fit for purpose and inhabited by those entitled to be doing so. To be successful in this role you will be a qualified lawyer with a right to practice in England and Wales. Key responsibilities: Professional To act in a way that upholds the rule of law and the proper administration of justice. To maintain high standards of professional and personal conduct. To act with independence, honesty, and integrity. To treat everyone fairly and without prejudice, encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion. To act competently and in the best interests of your client, respecting client confidentiality. Departmental Provide specialist legal advice and carry out legal work on behalf of our in-house client. Manage own files from inception to completion. Take client instructions and provide legal advice both orally and in writing. Contribute to the drafting of policy, process, and technical guidance on legal issues. Prepare and deliver in-house training in your area of expertise. Be a trusted business partner, entrepreneurial, facilitative, commercial, and solutions-focused. Deliver an excellent service to our customers, stakeholders, and team members. Manage any work sent out to our external legal framework provider. Forecast and capture expenditure accurately. Litigation sub-team Conduct cross-tenure legal work and advocacy on all aspects of housing and property management. Draft full suite of legal documentation as necessary. Act on client instructions and negotiate settlements. Prepare cases for taking to courts and tribunals. More about you For this role, we’re looking for someone with the following: Educated to degree level or equivalent with relevant postgraduate qualification. A qualified lawyer (solicitor or CILEx fellow equivalent) with experience in practice. A strong property background with good working knowledge of all legal tenures. Clear analytical skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Choosing us is easy As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you. We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including: 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service. Up to 8% contributory pension. Flexible working. Investment in your learning and development. In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits. We also operate a Cycle to Work Scheme. Whatever the role, we want you to bring your knowledge and experience to play your part in improving people’s lives. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Team. A2Dominion Group is a Disability Confident Employer We are committed to employing disabled people and will: actively look to attract and recruit disabled people. provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. make reasonable adjustments as required. At A2Dominion Group, we recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes. Meeting the role requirements We recognise that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, we’d still encourage you to apply. A2Dominion is proud to be a family-friendly employer Everyone is welcome at A2Dominion Group. We embrace the unique contributions of our people and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Join us at A2Dominion, where your expertise will be integral to our recovery journey, creating lasting positive changes in the lives of our customers.
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