Senior Legal Assistant (Disrepair Litigation)

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO1 (£40,182 – £42,060), PO2 (£42,771 – £45,750), PO3 (£45,750 -£49,056)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Fixed term contract (12 months from start date)
Closing date: Sunday, 7thJune 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/c 22nd June 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

As a Senior Legal Assistant within the Litigation (Disrepair) team, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high‑quality legal services across the Council. You will manage a varied caseload of housing disrepair matters, handling tasks such as preparing cases, advising on evidence, responding to pre‑action protocols, negotiating settlements and attending court where required. Working closely with experienced lawyers, you will provide practical legal support and advice to internal clients while ensuring cases are progressed efficiently and within strict deadlines. This role offers excellent exposure to complex litigation work and the opportunity to build strong technical expertise within a supportive legal environment.

About the team

You will join a professional and collaborative Legal Services team that sits at the heart of the Council, supporting a wide range of services and priorities. The Litigation team deals with diverse and often high‑profile matters, working closely with council departments, external counsel and the courts to achieve effective outcomes. The team promotes a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and development, providing a supportive environment where you will be encouraged to grow your skills and contribute to service improvement.

About you

You will have experience working in a legal environment and be confident managing your own caseload or supporting litigation processes. You are highly organised, detail‑focused and able to work under pressure while meeting tight deadlines. A strong communicator, you can build effective relationships with colleagues, clients and external stakeholders, explaining complex matters clearly and professionally. You will also be proactive and adaptable, with a keen interest in developing your legal career. Experience or an interest in housing or local authority law would be beneficial, but above all, you will bring a commitment to delivering high‑quality legal support and making a meaningful contribution to public service.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk