Social Housing Litigation Solicitor (Leasehold)

About the role

Forbes Solicitors LLP is looking for an experienced Social Housing Litigation Solicitor with excellent residential leasehold expertise to join our Housing Litigation team at Gordon House. This is a full-time role (36.25 hours, Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm).

Responsibilities

• Run a complex housing litigation caseload with a focus on residential leasehold matters.
• Represent clients at hearings including service charge disputes, forfeiture, lease breaches, and lease extensions or variations.
• Provide strategic legal advice and practical solutions to social housing clients.

Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor or CILEX professional with litigation and advocacy rights.
• Demonstrable experience in complex housing / property litigation, with leasehold expertise.
• Proven ability to manage complex cases, meet deadlines, and deliver excellent client service.
• Congfident advocacy skills and experience attending court or tribunal hearings.

Qualifications

• Essential: Qualified Solicitor or CILEX professional with litigation and advocacy rights.
• Essential: Demonstrable experience in complex housing / property litigation, with leasehold expertise.
• Essential: Proven ability to manage complex cases, meet deadlines, and deliver excellent client service.
• Essential: Confident advocacy skills and experience attending court or tribunal hearings.

Skills

• Desirable: Experience supervising Paralegals/Supervisors.
• Desirable: Experience acting for social housing clients.
• Desirable: Good knowledge of the social housing legal and regulatory framework.
• Desirable: Business development experience and confidence building client relationships.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Annual leave purchase scheme (Subject to T&Cs).
• Enhanced family friendly policies and pay for Maternity, Paternity and Adoption.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Celebration and Volunteer leave.
• Ongoing professional development and progression opportunities.
• Profit share scheme.
• Additional long service awards.
• Subsidised tuck shops.
• Staff discount on Firm services.
• Health care benefits (Health Cash Back Plan and Mental Health Counselling Services).
• Retail and gym membership discounts.
• Recruitment and legal department referrals (Subject to T&Cs).
• Annual Events.