Head of Legal Services
Location: Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JS or Nottingham, NG9 1LA with travel to London required
Salary Banding: London £85,294 - £89,783 - Nottingham £76,765 - £80,805
12-month fixed term interim role - 37.5hr week - Agile working to be discussed at interview stage.
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing is one of the UK’s leading providers of affordable housing and care and support services. We employ over 1900 people to manage and develop our large portfolio of nearly 60,000 homes and work with our customers across London, the East Midlands, and Southern and Eastern England.
We’re seeking an experienced Head of Legal Services to lead our passionate in-house team, driving excellence in social housing law and contributing to our future approach on key issues and services.
You will provide expert advice on complex housing and property matters, with a focus on tenancy and leasehold litigation, and new the impact of new legislation in these areas. You’ll lead a team providing a high-quality service on both routine ‘volume’ matters and more complex cases, ensuring high quality client care for your internal customers in our housing and property teams.
Most of the 15-strong team are based at our offices in Farringdon, London, and regularly work together in person. You can also be based at our office in Beeston, Nottingham, but regular time in London will be needed, especially in the first few months.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop a high-performing legal team.
* Provide strategic advice on housing litigation and property law.
* Deliver training and share legal expertise across the organisation.
* Ensure cost-effective legal services and compliance with regulations.
* Deliver strong value for money across all aspects of legal work in your control and drive continuous improvement.
About You
* Qualified solicitor or barrister with 7+ years PQE.
* Strong experience in housing law, ideally in a housing provider or local government environment.
* Excellent leadership, communication, and drafting skills.
* Ability to manage change and work across a large, complex organisation.
To meet our commitment to providing safe, high-quality service we will complete a basic background check with the Disclosure and Barring service once an offer of employment is made. As this is part of MTVH's onboarding process the cost will be paid for by the organisation and a new check performed every three years