Title:                                 Legal Assistant

Location:                         Bath Row, Central Birmingham
Salary:                             £20,801 per annum

Hours:                              35 hours per week  

Contract Type:                 Permanent

We have a great opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our Housing Legal team.  Working with our Housing Solicitor you will provide effective administration support, including the drafting of witness statements, notices and other documents that enables the successful preparation and response to housing and civil litigation actions as well as any tenancy enforcement actions Midland Heart undertakes.

Our ideal candidate will have completed their Legal Practice Course, or equivalent qualification. However, we are willing to accept applications from candidates who have completed their Law Degree and have relevant work experience. With an understanding of current best practice in the management and prevention of anti -social behaviour. You’ll have great people skills, with a passion and enthusiasm for delivering a quality service. As well as being a people person, you will also be business focussed with the ability to manage and prioritise a large and varied work load with competing priorities and deadlines and be able to deal with complex situations logically.

Who are we?  Midland Heart is one of the leading UK housing businesses providing support to help people to live independently. Founded in 1925 we deliver housing and support by providing 33,000 high quality affordable homes to over 70,000 customers across 55 local authority areas. We have a new corporate strategy and plan to take us to 2020 and beyond; we are ambitious and confident about our future.

What can we offer you?  We are a flexible employer, focussed on outputs.  Alongside a generous leave entitlement, you will have access to a range of voluntary and salary sacrifice benefits, including generous pension arrangements and the opportunity

If you value the ability to work flexibly and maintain a healthy work life balance, yet still engage in a challenging legal role for an organisation that makes a real difference then we would love to hear from you. 

The role is based in our Bath Row office but provides a service across all of Midland Heart’s geographical regions and so travel will be an essential part of the role. 

To apply please register on our candidate portal and submit a comprehensive CV setting out your career history with a cover letter of no more than 2 pages which clearly explains how you think you meet the requirements of this role and which demonstrates your career achievements.

Applications without a covering letter will not considered

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 5pm on 9^th August 2017.

Assessment Centre will take place on 16^th August 2017 with final selection taking place on 25^th August 2017.

Recruitment Agencies please note that we do not accept speculative CVs and should one be submitted we will assume the candidate is our own