Connect2Hackney

Connect2Hackney is seeking a highly experienced and dedicated Locum Senior Housing Lawyer to join the London Borough of Hackney's Legal & Governance Services on an interim basis for up to 12 months . This is a critical role to provide immediate resilience and specialised legal supervision within the Housing Legal team. The Challenge and The Role The Council's Housing Legal team is facing an unprecedented operational demand, requiring immediate, senior-level legal supervision for approximately 188 existing housing matters . As an interim Senior Housing Lawyer, you will play a vital role in ensuring effective risk management and compliance by supervising this significant caseload, which includes: Disrepair claims Homelessness Judicial Reviews Possession proceedings Your expertise will be essential in reducing pressure on our five existing qualified solicitors, each of whom already manages a demanding volume of complex cases, and in upholding the Council's statutory duties and professional conduct requirements. Key Responsibilities (Adapted from the Lawyer Job Description) You will be expected to manage a complex and demanding caseload with minimum supervision, providing clear, consistent, and accurate legal advice to clients in the Council's services. Your primary duties will include: Case Management & Supervision: Managing a caseload of routine and non-routine legal matters, with a focus on supervising the 188 affected housing matters to ensure compliance and timely progression. Expert Advice: Providing clear, consistent, and accurate legal advice to clients across the Council, particularly within Housing Services. Advocacy: Undertaking advocacy on behalf of the Council in courts and tribunals, where required. Documentation: Drafting complex reports and legal documentation. Compliance: Managing cases within the Service's practice management standards and ensuring all work is carried out to the standards required by formal client arrangements. Teamwork & Development: Working collaboratively with colleagues and keeping up to date with developments in relevant areas of law, legal practice, and local authority services. What You Will Need We are looking for a qualified professional with extensive experience in local government housing law. Essential Experience and Qualifications: Qualified solicitor or barrister (Supreme Court of England and Wales/English Bar) or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. Significant experience in Housing law relevant to local authority services. Experience of undertaking a caseload of complex legal matters, specifically including the matters listed above (disrepair, homelessness JRs, possession). Experience of providing clear, consistent, and accurate legal advice on the interpretation of the law. Experience of advocacy. Ability to manage a demanding caseload of legal matters and to work independently. This interim appointment is essential to maintain service quality, ensure effective risk management, and uphold our duties under relevant housing legislation and professional conduct requirements. If you are a highly-skilled Housing Lawyer ready to take on a critical role in one of London's most diverse boroughs, apply today! Commercial Services Trading Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Contract Processing Officer Hackney - E8 20.89 to 29.01 per Hour Office Based January 2026 Start 6 Months The Role We are seeking a Contract Processing Officer to manage and be accountable for the financial administration of our overall commercial waste contract. This is a crucial role within the Health & Community Services Directorate, where you will be the main point of contact for customers regarding our commercial services. Post Title: Contract Processing Officer Directorate/Service: Health & Community Services / Environmental Operations Key Responsibilities As the Contract Processing Officer, you will: Manage Financial Administration: Oversee the end-to-end financial processes for commercial waste and pest control businesses, including the full administration of all waste contracts, preparing invoicing, and processing duty of care returns. Customer and Account Management: Be responsible for the day-to-day management of customer accounts, including creating and updating accounts in the CIVICA APP database. You will also effectively deal with and draft responses to customer queries and complaints, coordinating resolution within set time frames. Data and Reporting: Log all trade waste contracts and cancellations, reconciling the log and control account weekly. Extract and manipulate data from the CIVICA APP and CedAr databases to manage KPIs and produce statistical data for account reconciliations and service history breakdowns. Support & Compliance: Provide advice to customers and other Council departments on relevant legislation (such as the Environmental Protection Act 1990) and the Council's commercial services. Provide support to the sales team, including following up on sales leads and assisting in the active promotion of the Council's commercial services. What You Will Bring The ideal candidate will have: Experience: At least three years of experience in an administration role with a financial element, including experience of processing invoices and reconciling accounts. Skills: The ability to effectively plan and manage your own workload, make accurate calculations for customer quotes, and demonstrate consistent accuracy with good written, analytical, and numeracy skills. Knowledge: Detailed knowledge and understanding of accountancy processes and financial systems, particularly accounts receivable. Communication: The ability to communicate effectively with a wide cross-section of service users, offer advice, promote services, and explain finance issues to non-finance staff. Interested? If you are proactive, detail-oriented, and ready to take accountability for a vital service, we encourage you to apply. You must be available to work flexible hours, including out of hours, to ensure support is available to the service as necessary. Commercial Services Trading Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.