Solicitor - Litigation

Exciting Opportunity at Judge and Priestley Solicitors LLP

We are a leading law firm in Bromley, on the South London/Kent border, listed in The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Established in 1889, we have grown into a modern, progressive firm with a Housing Management team that has over 30 years’ experience delivering legal services to social housing providers and private landlords.

We will invest in the continual development of our people, team and technology to ensure that we remain experts in all that we do.

We are accountable to our clients, colleagues and all those with whom we engage, ensuring openness, transparency and integrity in all that we do.

While maintaining professionalism, we are approachable and strive to put those with whom we deal at ease in their dealings with us.

We are seeking a robust housing litigator to join our team of solicitors and paralegals. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious solicitor with excellent communication and client care skills, strong attention to detail, ability to work independently and as part of a team, and a flexible attitude to work and time.

• Strong experience in a housing management legal department in a solicitor’s firm or in-house.
• Dealing with a busy caseload of housing litigation matters to include defending disrepair claims, possession, civil injunctions, defending EPA claims, ASB and fraud.
• Experience of dealing with landlord and tenant matters, AST and/or leasehold matters to include forfeiture claims is desirable.
• Experience of delivering excellent client care preferably in private practice.
• Participation in marketing and networking activities whether on a firm-wide or departmental basis.
• A consistent track record of meeting monthly time recording and billing targets.
• Familiarity and experience of working on a case management system.
• Managing any support services for which you are responsible, including supervision of secretarial and junior staff.

Up to 10% Solicitor Bonus.

All employees receive a share in the success of the firm. This non‑contractual bonus is paid in June based on the profit from the previous financial year.

Access to private medical insurance.

Enrolment in our scheme which provides cashback on a range of health services.

All employees are entitled to join our auto‑enrolment pension scheme. Employees will be enrolled after 3 months of employment, dependent on age and salary.

Minimum of 25 days across the firm, with an additional day’s holiday after every completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days. Unused holiday entitlement may be carried over up to 5 days.

Recognition through special lunches, extra time off and a monetary reward.

If your birthday falls on a working day, you get that day off as an extra day’s leave.

After two years of service, you are eligible for enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

All employees receive 2 × salary.

Up to 2 days paid leave a year to contribute to CSR efforts.

Multi‑format programme covering Careers, Families, Wellbeing and Inclusion with online talks, support groups, workshops, videos, and a library of articles, blogs and podcasts.

After one year of service, entitled to a contribution towards legal fees.

Referral bonus up to £2,000 (dependent on level of seniority) for candidates who are employed post‑probation.

After probation, you can apply for an interest‑free advance for a season ticket to use public transport to reach your place of work.

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