Senior Litigation Lawyer (Housing) (PO6)*

Job Category : Legal (Specialist)Location : London Borough of NewhamHours Per Week : 36.00Start Date : Immediate StartStart Time : 09:00End Time : 17:00Salary: £35.90 • To support the Principal Lawyer and Legal Services management team in the provision of strategic, high level legal advice to the Councils, Members and Officers, and support the provision of legal solutions in Housing and Litigation and related areas to enable the Councils to progress with corporate goals.• To lead and manage a team in a shared back office support service. The team will include lawyers, legal officers and support staff, and the Senior Lawyer will support the Team Leader in the delivery of a portfolio of high quality, solution focused legal work in more than one discipline and across multiple sites, to customers in different organisations.• To support the Principal Lawyer in meeting the strategic aims of the Legal Services department.• To build positive relationships with customers, assisting the Principal Lawyer in the role as relationship manager, and developing and marketing new and innovative solutions• To support the Principal Lawyer in developing ways of maximising and improving income generation and ,identifying savings Able to demonstrate and evidence a highly developed Competence in:People management including, motivation, performance and capabilityLeadership in the provision of functions within the Shared ServiceService improvement, maximising efficiency and new delivery models for the functions within the shared serviceManaging and delivering transformational change in Legal Services Able to demonstrate and evidenceKnowledge and experience in:An understanding of the workings of local government and the challenges being set by the new local government agenda along with the financial, legal and political context of local government.The ability to contribute towards setting the strategic direction of Legal Services, supporting the senior management team to develop the overarching strategy for the service and the necessary supporting plans for delivery, with and through partners.Knowledge of local government powers and duties and at least one of the following areas of law, procurement & contract, Housing and Civil Litigation, development.Housing and Litigation and related areasA qualified solicitor or barrister holding a practicing certificate.