Senior Legal Officer – Property (Right to Buy)
About the job
Salary: £36,363 - £39,152 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed Term for 12 months
This position is available as a secondment opportunity for 12 months. If you are a permanent LBC employee, you must have written approval (an email will suffice) from your manager prior to applying and a copy will need to be submitted with your application. Please note: we will not be able to proceed with your application form without your manager’s permission.
Are you an experienced property law professional with significant expertise in Right to Buy transactions? Do you thrive in a fast-paced legal environment where your work directly supports the local community?
Luton Borough Council is seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Officer – Property (Right to Buy) to join our Legal Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering a proactive, high-quality in-house legal service that supports residents in exercising their Right to Buy.
About the Role
You will:
- Proactively manage and progress a caseload of Right to Buy matters with minimal supervision
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative and procedural requirements, including Part V of the Housing Act 1985
- Deliver Right to Buy and residential conveyancing transactions in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner
- Provide administrative and legal support to the Property, Planning and Contracts Team (and where required, other Legal Services teams)
- Support the day-to-day operations and service delivery of Legal Services
- Conduct legal research to maintain and develop expertise across relevant practice areas
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
We are looking for a candidate with:
- Significant and recent in-depth experience (minimum 4 years) handling Right to Buy transactions
- Thorough knowledge of English land law and conveyancing procedures
- A sound understanding of the Right to Buy scheme and Part V of the Housing Act 1985
- Demonstrable experience of working within a legal environment
- The ability to manage competing deadlines and time-pressured projects
- Strong organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail
- The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- A commitment to equality, with the confidence to identify and appropriately address discrimination in service delivery or the workplace
Why Join Us?
At Luton Borough Council, you will be part of a supportive and forward-thinking Legal Services team committed to delivering high-quality services to the community. We offer agile and flexible working arrangements to meet service needs while supporting work-life balance.
If you are a motivated and experienced legal professional ready to make a meaningful contribution, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now to help us deliver an effective and professional legal service for the residents of Luton.
About us
Our ambitiousLuton 2040 Vision– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How to apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!
Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply
Available documents
Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.Salary range
- £36,363 - £39,152 per year