In-House Solicitor (Housing)

Solicitor - Housing Law

• Location: Dorset (Hybrid role based on service demands)
• Salary: Grade 5 - £37,739 or Grade 6 - £43,338 per annum (depending on experience)
• Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent

Join our mission to drive systemic change and fight for justice in housing. We are seeking a dedicated Solicitor with a strong commitment to addressing the housing crisis. This role offers the opportunity to transform lives and challenge the systems that perpetuate injustice, playing a central role in our mission to defend the right to a safe and secure home.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Deliver high-quality legal services through casework, ensuring Legal Aid contract requirements and performance targets are met.
• Identify test case opportunities to address systemic bad practice and achieve change for a greater number of people.
• Work closely with the Managing Solicitor and the Dorset Hub to strengthen housing rights awareness across the region.
• Provide legal advice and representation under our Legal Aid contract, including at Bournemouth and Weymouth County Courts.
• Challenge unfair housing practices and systemic causes of homelessness through strategic casework and litigation.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified Solicitor - open to newly qualified candidates with a demonstrable interest in social justice, as well as those with 3+ years PQE in housing law and Legal Aid work.
• Ability to deliver high-quality legal advice and representation.
• Experience in challenging unfair housing practices and addressing systemic causes of homelessness.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with the Dorset Hub team and support Trainee Solicitors and Legal Advisers.

Benefits:

• 30 days of annual leave.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies.
• Pension scheme.
• Interest-free travel loans.
• Access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme, and an employee assistance programme.

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV along with a covering letter to Mark Watts at Reed, your local Legal specialist Recruitment consultant.