Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Phone Number: 03448920900
Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk
Web: https://www.nihe.gov.uk/working-with-us/careers

Job description

The Senior Solicitor will provide professional and timely legal advice and assistance and legal representation, to include having conduct of any associated litigation, ensuring the provision of a high-quality legal service to all levels of the organisation, in relation to all areas of employment law, and complex legal work and/or work of organisational significance, impact or value in other areas of practice, including instance personal injury, FOI/Data Protection, judicial review, housing and homelessness.

Responsibilities

• To primarily undertake and assist in the provision of professional and timely legal advice, assistance and representation, to include having conduct of any employment related litigation etc.
• To be responsible for the day-to-day conduct of legal proceedings either as plaintiff or defendant.
• To be responsible for quality assurance of in-house small claims settlements as and when required.
• To provide advice and assistance in respect of the legal costs relating to the services of out of house solicitors retained by the Housing Executive.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Possess a degree (Level 6) or equivalent level qualification.
• Be a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland qualified to practice in Northern Ireland.

Further Information

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