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About us \n Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client. \n We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face. \n Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026. \n With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 45% of our partnership. \n The team you will join \n Birketts’ Employment Team has experience in all areas of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, representing clients from a broad range of public and private organisations as well as senior executives. We are proud to act for sector leading clients nationwide and some important and high-profile businesses and institutions across a number of key sectors. Ranked 1 tier in Chambers and Legal 500, you will join a highly successful Employment team who is seeing consistent and continuous growth, and which works and collaborates closely as a supportive team of colleagues. Our employment advice is supplemented by a well-developed in-house employment client training offering (known as Shaping Excellence),an immigration team, an employee incentives group and Resolve, which consists of an HR consultancy service, a workplace investigations service and a team of accredited mediators. \n The work you will be doing \n The successful candidate will play a critical role in providing expert legal advice and services to Birketts clients. To include: \n\n • Advising on general employment issues ranging from grievances to disciplinaries to general contractual issues\n, • Drafting service agreements, contracts of employment, staff handbooks and settlement agreements\n, • Drafting and reviewing employment policies ranging from performance, sickness, and misconduct procedures to maternity and parental leave schemes.\n, • Transactional corporate support work\n, • Advising on wrongful and unfair dismissal\n, • Advising on redundancy and restructuring\n, • Advising on TUPE\n, • Advising on boardroom and senior leadership disputes and senior exits\n, • Employment litigation in the employment tribunal\n, • Advising on discrimination (including sex, race, disability and age)\n, • Trade union work for employers\n, • Advising employees on settlement agreements\n, • Assisting with training to clients \n\n The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and growing client relationships and contributing to the strategic direction and success of the firm in the South East market. This will include participating in networking events, conferences and other business development activities to promote the firm’s services. \n Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested. \n What we are looking for \n Birketts has designed a 'Talent Management Framework' which provides a career structure that will help us develop, retain and reward talented people. As an Associate, we typically expect candidates to have between 3-6 years PQE. \n Any information provided in relation to PQE should be used for guidance only and will not be determinative in the recruitment decision. Applicants will be considered on their individual. \n Hybrid Working \n Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. This role attracts a split of 60% office days and 40% working from home days per week. \n We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application. \n Benefits \n As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits: \n\n • 25 or 30 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays \n, • Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service\n, • Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)\n, • Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)\n, • Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme \n, • Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)\n, • Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance\n, • Paid CSR Day\n, • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave\n, • Subsidised gym membership\n, • Electric car scheme\n, • Dress for your Day Policy\n\n You can find out more on our website: https://recognition-reward-benefits/ \n Inclusivity and Culture \n At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. \n Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. \n We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit. \n If you require this advert in an accessible format, please visit https://company/birketts/ \n Artificial Intelligence (AI) At Birketts, we recognise the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal profession

About us \n Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client. \n We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face. \n Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026. \n With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 45% of our partnership. \n The team you will join \n Our Social Housing teams sits within our wider Real Estate Division and advises registered providers, local authorities, housebuilders and public sector bodies on the full lifecycle of affordable housing. The team is recognised nationally for its depth of expertise and its market leading presence across the Eastern Region, London and the South East. The Social Housing team provides a fully integrated service covering affordable housing development, regeneration and acquisitions, housing management and litigation, asset and leasehold management, shared ownership and Right to Buy. Clients receive seamless support across planning, construction, employment, corporate, funding and public sector work, enabling the team to handle complex and high value projects efficiently and commercially. With over 50 dedicated fee earners, including specialist partners and legal directors, the team acts for more than 100 registered provider clients and 30 local authorities, as well as many of the UK’s leading housebuilders. The team is known for handling sensitive and high-risk matters, including disrepair, building safety, anti-social behaviour and fire safety issues, alongside large-scale development and regeneration schemes. The Social Housing team is highly regarded for its practical advice, strong client relationships and commitment to thought leadership, training and sector engagement. \n The work you will be doing \n\n • Assist with managing a caseload of Disrepair cases on behalf of our Housing Association and Local Authority clients.\n, • Assist with managing a caseload of county court possession claims and injunction applications.\n, • Assist with managing a caseload of Leasehold Management disputes in the First Tier Tribunal.\n, • Researching specific legal topics when requested and carrying out title investigations;\n, • Draft and amend documents with speed and accuracy\n, • Format, paginate, number and present documents in Birketts LLP house style\n, • Proof read all work, checking for spelling and grammar\n, • Proactively work with the fee earners to ensure relevant documentation is produced to meet clients’ expectations and deadlines\n, • Undertake fee earning under supervision\n, • Ensuring compliance with file management\n, • General team administration\n, • Proactively support other members of the team and to provide cover as and when necessary\n\n Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested. \n What we are looking for \n\n • Law degree or equivalent experience\n, • Demonstrable interest in and/or knowledge of relevant law and legal procedure\n, • Ability to undertake legal work requiring technical and procedural understanding\n, • Competence in accurately recording time and understanding chargeable work\n, • Strong legal research and investigative skills\n, • Advanced written and verbal communication skills\n, • Ability to analyse information and present findings clearly and precisely\n, • Strong attention to detail to produce work documentation which is consistently of a high standard\n, • Professional integrity and a commitment to providing excellent client service\n, • To be competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel, time recording software, case management, Outlook and digital dictation\n\n Hybrid Working \n Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. This role attracts a split of 60% office days and 40% working from home days per week. \n We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application. \n Benefits \n As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits: \n\n • 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays \n, • Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service\n, • Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)\n, • Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)\n, • Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme \n, • Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)\n, • Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance\n, • Paid CSR Day\n, • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave\n, • Subsidised gym membership\n, • Electric car scheme\n, • Dress for your Day Policy\n\n You can find out more on our website: https://recognition-reward-benefits/ \n Inclusivity and Culture \n At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. \n Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills,

Housing Manager Salary £32,000 -38,000, with great benefits including Health cash plan Permanent, Full time (37.5 hpw) Central Region High Wycombe, St. Albans and surrounding area We cant offer a CoS for this role Home, a place where you belong This is a great job opportunity for a Housing Manager to join Home Groups awesome housing team in the Central Region covering the High Wycombe, Watford and surrounding areas. As our Housing Manager, youll be the face-to-face customer support to our communities on your patch. It is an ideal job for someone who has a passion for neighbourhood management, including managing anti-social behaviour and supporting our customers through some difficult times. Youll join our team with a real focus on delivering for our customers within our communities. You will be supported by the wider housing management teams, Community Housing Assistants and Financial Inclusion Partners. Through visibility, engagement with customers and proactivity on our estates, youll really get to get to know our communities. This will help us to improve our local neighbourhoods. What youll do Youll understand the community that you work in for our general needs, shared ownership and leasehold customers covering our homes in the Central Region and decide on the necessary course of action. You will develop and maintain a community patch plan in collaboration with our customers and external stakeholders. You will represent Home Group in our communities and being present on our estates undertaking Housing Manager tasks such as: Patch Inspections, Anti-social behaviour management, statutory compliance visits, rent arrears visits and viewings/sign-ups for new customers. Youll progress legal paperwork such as Notices of Seeking Possession and prepare witness statements for anti-social behaviour cases at court. Represent Home Group at Court on cases on your patch You will also have involvement across our other housing management functions. Why join us This is more than a job its a place where you feel valued. With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, youll make a real difference every day!If youre ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really part of one of the UKs top 10 Great Places to Work! You have You will have a background in neighbourhood management processes, either within the housing sector or an alternative sector. Youll have an understanding of housing management, housing law and customer service. You are fully competent in IT and can learn new systems quickly. Passionate about delivering excellent customer service and have a genuine desire to help your customers. This job can challenge, especially when were dealing with complaints, but your resilience will help you through. Confident working with external partners and stakeholders such as local authorities. Stronger together We do our best work when were ourselves. Thats why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help makeHome Group a great place to work! The practical bits Hybrid working which involves working from home, in the community or your nearest local office. You'll manage your own diary and be accountable for achieving KPIs. You will need to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle insured for business purposes. Dont worry, well pay your business mileage to cover this use! Youll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that. Whats in it for you? 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a me day) andthe option to buy 5 more each year 2 paid volunteering days each year Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary) Instant pay access with Stream 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more Find out more ClickAPPLY NOWto see ourHousing Manager Job description,find out aboutus,forhelp to applyandfor all our benefits.Roles can close early, so dont wait. For reasonable adjustments email. JBRP1_UKTJ

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With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationall

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