Solicitor, Housing Litigation 2 - 4 PQE, Leeds

Solicitor / FCILEx / Barrister
Housing Management & Property Litigation
📍 Leeds | 2 - 4 Years’ PQE

A leading UK law firm with a nationally recognised social housing practice is looking to recruit an experienced Housing Management & Property Litigation Lawyer to join its growing Leeds team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a highly regarded team acting for registered providers, local authorities, private landlords, developers and care providers across England and Wales.

The Role
You’ll manage your own varied caseload covering:

• Possession proceedings
• Injunctions and ASB matters
• Housing disrepair claims
• Property litigation
• Housing management advisory work and policy advice
• You’ll also support senior lawyers on complex matters, supervise junior team members and play an active role in client relationships, training and business development.

About You
You will be:

• A Solicitor, FCILEx (with Civil Litigation Practice Rights) or Barrister
• 2+ years PQE with experience in housing management and/or property litigation
• Confident running your own caseload
• Commercially aware and client-focused
• Organised, proactive and resilient under pressure
• A strong communicator with excellent attention to detail
• Experience supervising junior staff or paralegals would be advantageous.

Why apply?

• Join a Tier 1 ranked housing litigation team
• Work with a broad and established client base
• Be part of a growing national practice
• Genuine opportunity to specialise and progress in a fast-evolving area of law
• Collaborative and supportive team culture

If you’re looking for the next step in your housing litigation career within a highly respected and expanding team, we’d love to hear from you.

Please not only suitable candidates will be contacted.