Legal Disrepair Assistant

Salary: £37,716 - £42,392

Grade: Level 3 , Zone 1
Location: Holmes Road Depot, NW5 3AP
Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 36 Hour (Full Time)

Closing Date: Sunday 31^st August at 23:59

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. This role is instrumental in ensuring that repair works are completed to a high standard, reducing tenant dissatisfaction and minimising the council’s exposure to legal and financial risks.

How You’ll Be Involved

This role plays a vital part in ensuring that housing disrepair claims are managed effectively, supporting residents in maintaining safe and healthy homes while safeguarding Camden’s legal and financial responsibilities.

You will manage housing disrepair cases, providing expert legal support, ensuring compliance with regulations and collaborating with internal and external teams to deliver timely resolutions for tenants.

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All About You

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

We’re looking for someone who can bring legal expertise and excellent organisational skills to a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You’ll be confident communicating with a wide range of stakeholders and have a strong understanding of housing law and disrepair claims. While formal qualifications are valued, we’re equally interested in your practical experience and ability to make a positive impact.

• Experience working in housing disrepair or similar legal environment.

• Good working knowledge and understanding of the pre-action protocol for housing disrepair and the Civil Procedures Rules.

• Good working knowledge and understanding of Civil Litigation procedures, particularly relating to drafting and filing claims, preparing witness statements, complying with Directions, and service of orders.

• Experience of advising clients and meeting client deadlines.

• Good experience of working as part of a team, including in a multi-discipline team.

• Proficient in using Microsoft Office and computerised time recording systems (preferably Prescient+ / iCasework).

• Experience of conducting legal proceedings, including preparation of court papers and witness statements, advising on evidence, and handling disclosure to achieve good outcomes.

• Ability to deliver advocacy, both written and oral, in the Civil Courts.

• Good knowledge of the council’s policies on valuing diversity and equality.

• Experience of handling sensitive information under data protection and confidentiality requirements.

• A law degree, CILEX qualification, or equivalent.

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Flexible working opportunities;

• Interest free loans

• Access to our incredible staff networks

• Career development and training

• Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG