Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Solicitor
Date posted
08/12/2025
Job reference
HJ0415
Background
An opportunity has arisen to join our tier 1 Housing Management team, part of the Dispute Resolution department.
The department is ranked by both Chambers and Legal 500 directories as one of the premier litigation departments in Wales and beyond. The department provides legal advice to clients across a wide spectrum of commercial, property and housing disputes.
The role
This role will involve providing expert legal advice to registered social landlords and local authority clients across Wales and England.
Advocacy skills will be necessary for County Court attendances.
The role covers all aspects of tenancy enforcement arising out of nuisance behaviour, criminal activity or anti-social behaviour and other issues to include succession, possession, defending disrepair claims, homelessness, and navigating the changes The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 has brought.
The successful applicant will be required to work with and assist with the supervision of other solicitors, case managers and paralegals. Case work will include drafting court documents, negotiating with other parties, advising clients as well as advocacy.
The team work very closely with clients and are often referred to as an extension of their teams, so excellent client care skills are a must.
Skills & Qualifications
Ideally, experience of managing a caseload of landlord and tenant issues along with experience of supervising others and managing workflows. Court advocacy experience would also be a plus.
The successful candidate will need to be able to provide their own transport to meet the advocacy needs that this role requires.
This is an exciting opportunity and would be suitable for individuals with experience of working in a busy team and are ready to take this next step in their career.
The Hugh James difference
Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what's important keeps us driving forwards. It's in our roots We won't stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.
We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth – servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.
A positive force in the community
Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.
Some of our benefits on offer include:
Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Two Corporate Social Responsibility days
Birthday day off
Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary
Auto enrolment pension scheme
Hybrid working
Employee Assistance Programme
Discounts for local businesses
Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)
Employee recruitment incentive scheme
Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Jo Herbert
We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.