Average Legal Manager salary in Greenford

Legal Counsel | Property & Housing | Hybrid | UK-based We’re partnering with a large, values-driven organisation operating at scale within the UK housing and property sector, to appoint a Legal Counsel into its established in-house legal team. This is a broad and impactful role offering the opportunity to deliver high-quality, customer-focused legal advice, manage a diverse caseload, and contribute strategically to organisational objectives. You’ll work closely with senior colleagues across the business, supervise others within the legal function, and play a hands-on role across asset management, shared ownership, tenancy management and property development matters. The role As Legal Counsel, you’ll deliver practical, solutions-focused legal advice while managing your own caseload and supporting the wider legal team. You’ll also have scope to influence processes, develop people, and help improve how legal services are delivered across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Case ManagementHandle housing disrepair matters, including pre-action protocol claims, court cases, counterclaims, and settlement talks.Draft and review legal documents, witness statements, disclosure documents, expert instructions, and settlement agreements.Represent the organisation in County Court when needed, including at directions hearings, mediations, and settlement discussions.Work with external solicitors, counsel, and insurers when required. Leadership & Internal Cooperation Lead a small team of advisors handling housing disrepair cases.Work with Property Services teams to ensure timely instructions, accurate reports, and effective case resolutions.Help develop and improve internal policies, procedures and training. About You You're a qualified Solicitor with a current practising certificateExperience in Housing Law, Civil Litigation, or Disrepair work, with strong knowledge of Landlord and Tenant LawExcellent drafting, communication, and negotiation skillsAbility to balance legal risks with practical solutionsStrong organisational and case management skillsExperience supervising others and/or leading a small teamProven ability to manage a varied caseload independentlyExcellent communication, organisation and planning skills Why apply? Join a purpose-led organisation delivering real social impactWork within an experienced, supportive in-house legal teamEnjoy a role with breadth, autonomy and visibilityPlay a key part in shaping legal services, processes and outcomesBenefit from ongoing learning, development and career progression If you’re looking for an in-house role that combines technical challenge, leadership responsibility and meaningful outcomes, this is a compelling opportunity. Apply today or contact Sophie Clarke at Reed (Norwich) to find out more!

Our client, a Housing Association based in London, South, West and East of England, is currently recruiting for a Legal Counsel (Housing Litigation) due to internal promotion within the Legal team.This salary being offered is up to £58,000 for their office based in Hampshire, however they can offer London weighting to this for candidates looking to work out of their London office.They offer hybrid working, with flexible hours available and three days working from home per week.They are looking for a qualified candidate with extensive experience in Disrepair, as whilst this role will look at a wide range of Housing Litigation matters, they will be managing staff solely looking at Disrepair.Whilst the client is able to wait for notice, they would be looking to interview and offer the successful candidate in January.Duties will include (but are not limited to): Reporting into the Senior Legal Counsel (Housing Litigation), reporting on the team as well as assisting with general legal work Managing a team of two unqualified members of staff, being responsible for appraisals and learning opportunities when appropriateDealing with your own mixed Housing Litigation caseload, whilst also assisting with escalated, complex Disrepair work from your teamWorking with external solicitors, counsel and insurers when requiredCoordinate with the Property Services teams to ensure timely instructions, accurate reports and effective case resolutionsExperience required:Experience required in Local Government desirableMust have experience in governance, development and housing and property asset managementWorking hours:37 hours per week Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.Don’t forget our recommendation scheme: Recommend a friend or colleague to us and receive up to £250 each once they have completed 20 days in a role via James Andrews! Terms and conditions apply, contact us for details.

Service Care Legal are working with a London Borough Council seeking a Legal Assistant to support its Housing and Litigation team on a short-term contract. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a local authority legal service, working on housing disrepair and statutory nuisance matters.ROLE:                  Legal Assistant – Housing DisrepairLOCATION:          North West London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office)CONTRACT:        3-month contract, 36 hours per weekRATE:                   £25.88ph umbrella / £23.16ph PAYE inc. holiday pay / £20.66ph PAYE exc. Holiday payPlease note that this role would require office attendance 2 days per week.Key Responsibilities: Managing a caseload of housing disrepair and statutory nuisance matters from instruction through to resolutionLiaising with the Council’s Housing and Disrepair teams to obtain relevant documentation in line with disclosure requirements under the Housing Disrepair Pre-Action Protocol and Environmental Protection Act 1990 claimsInstructing expert surveyors and reviewing and assessing technical reports relating to alleged disrepair Requirements: A law-related qualification (i.e. LPC / LLM / LLB) with at least 1 year Housing Law experienceExperience of dealing with caseloads in relation to Housing Disrepair would be essentialPrevious working experience at a local authority would be highly advantageous If this sounds like an opportunity of interest, please contact Lloyd Stanley on , or email .uk. We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.