Housing Disrepair Team Leader

Housing Disrepair Team Leader, Manchester City Centre
£50,000 – £60,000 (DOE ) + Excellent Bonus Structure

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Housing Disrepair Team Leader to join a well-established and growing legal practice based in Manchester City Centre, specialising in housing litigation. With an excellent reputation for client service and a strong focus on continued growth, this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced legal professional looking to take the next step in their career.

The Role

As Housing Disrepair Team Leader, you will provide strong leadership and day-to-day management to a team of legal professionals, ensuring high standards of client care, compliance, performance, and case progression.

Alongside managing your team, you will maintain your own caseload with the support of a Paralegal, providing an excellent balance between fee earning and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating, coaching, and developing a team to achieve targets
• Managing workloads, prioritising cases, and ensuring business continuity
• Monitoring performance through 1-2-1s, meetings, audits, and feedback
• Supervising files and approving key legal documents, pleadings, expert and Counsel instructions
• Managing performance issues with support from Operations and HR where required
• Conducting probation reviews and supporting recruitment and staff induction
• Handling complaints and risk investigations in line with firm policies
• Maintaining high standards of client service, compliance, and case management
• Managing your own housing disrepair caseload with Paralegal support
• Working with Team Leaders and other departments to resolve operational challenges
• Sharing knowledge and best practice, including housing disrepair developments and hearing outcomes
• Identifying business risks, training needs, and process improvements
• Working with senior management and Directors to support business growth and objectives
• Keeping up to date with relevant legislation, regulations, and legal sector developments

Essentials

• 2-5 years’+ litigation experience, ideally Housing Disrepair
• Team leadership/supervision/mentoring experience
• Strong understanding of litigation processes and case management
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and time management
• Ability to manage a high-volume caseload and meet strict deadlines/SLAs
• Strong client care and conflict-management skills
• Confident giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Experience with Proclaim or similar case management systems desirable
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and Teams
• Professional, motivated, adaptable and confident approach
• High levels of integrity, initiative and professionalism

Benefits

• Competitive salary of £50k+ salary, depending on experience
• Excellent bonus structure
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Subsidised gym membership
• Modern Manchester city-centre offices
• Strong career progression opportunities within a growing specialist legal practice

If you are an experienced litigation professional with a passion for Housing Disrepair, strong leadership skills, and the drive to develop and support a high-performing team, this could be an excellent next step in your career.

Interested? Contact CAITLIN on [phone removed] or email your CV to [email removed].

Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates successfully shortlisted will be contacted.