Associate - Technical Claims - Housing Disrepair

We're looking for a social housing litigation case handler to work closely with some of the firm's largest clients, provide excellent advice, and develop their career.

The role

You'll join a thriving and fast growing part of our business, with opportunities to shape the development of the team, grow our client base and make a real difference for our social housing clients. This role is within the technical claims team in our Nottingham office and involves assisting a Partner/Senior Associate with high value/technically challenging social housing claims.

What you'll be doing

Running your own caseload to include a variety of housing disrepair, statutory nuisance claims, anti-social behaviour claims and injunctions, possession proceedings and housing related personal injury claims.

Assisting in preparation for hearings (i.e. collating relevant evidence and obtaining statements, preparing bundles etc.)

Investigating and analysis of claims, with a conscious concern for quality

What we're looking for

Civil litigation case handling experience in a social housing context

Experience in dealing with the claims handling (pre-litigation) aspects of a file as well as being able to progress a claim through the litigation process

Effective communicator, able to establish and maintain professional relationships with clients and colleagues

Why Join Us?

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Take a look at our candidate interview pack for information about reasonable adjustments, what you can expect during the interview process, and guidance to help you prepare.

Please review full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.

Note to recruitment agencies:

We request that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs unless specifically instructed to do so by the recruitment team. Please be aware that any speculative CVs sent by agencies without direct invitation from the recruitment team will not be recognised as represented by the agency and will be considered a gift.