£45,117 - £53,142 with opportunity to progress to £53,108 - £60,411 per annum
HB Public Law, one of the country’s leading shared local authority legal practices, has an exciting opportunity for ambitious and enthusiastic lawyers to join our Housing & Civil Litigation Team.
HB Public Law is an innovative and ambitious Lexcel accredited legal practice serving four local authority clients, schools and other public bodies in London and the home counties. We pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality service and offer a supportive and friendly working environment.
About YouThe successful candidate will take pride in delivering a high-quality service both individually, and as part of a team. The team has an interesting and varied caseload dealing with all areas of housing and civil litigation matters including the following:
- Housing possession, disrepair and ASB injunctions
- Homelessness and allocations, judicial review, statutory appeals and public law challenges
- Debt recovery
- Contractual disputes
- Property litigation, covering both residential and commercial property issues
- Dispute resolution
- The opportunity to advise licensing (sub)-committees
Applications are welcomed from newly qualified lawyers as well as experienced housing or civil litigation lawyers. The role is a career graded post encompassing grades G10, G11 and MG1 and internal applications for advancement to the next grade are usually considered on an annual basis. Details of the threshold criteria for the relevant grades are set out in the role profile.
Candidates from both the public and private sector are encouraged to apply for this position. Full and part time working applications will be considered. The role offers hybrid working from the office and at home.
If you would like a confidential conversation about the opportunity prior to applying, please contact Baljeet Virdee on 07927 548796.
About us
Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
Important Note
To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk
London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.
Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration.
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity.
Closing date: 24 March 2025
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