Browne Jacobson
Associate - Technical Claims - Housing Disrepair - Nottingham
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Job Description
We're looking for a social housing litigation case handler to work closely with some of the firm’s largest clients, provide excellent advice, and develop their career.
The role
You’ll join a thriving and fast-growing part of our business, with opportunities to shape the development of the team, grow our client base and make a real difference for our social housing clients. This role is within the technical claims team in our Nottingham office and involves assisting a Partner/Senior Associate with high-value/technically challenging social housing claims.
What You'll Be Doing
- Running your own caseload to include a variety of housing disrepair, statutory nuisance claims, anti-social behaviour claims and injunctions, possession proceedings and housing-related personal injury claims.
- Assisting in preparation for hearings (i.e. collating relevant evidence and obtaining statements, preparing bundles etc.)
- Investigating and analysis of claims, with a conscious concern for quality
What We're Looking For
- Civil litigation case handling experience in a social housing context
- Experience in dealing with the claims handling (pre-litigation) aspects of a file as well as being able to progress a claim through the litigation process
- Effective communicator, able to establish and maintain professional relationships with clients and colleagues
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Why Join Us?
We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.
Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we’re open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.
We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.
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Please review full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.
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