Job Description
CIVIL LITIGATION LAWYER, 5+ YEARS EXPERIENCE, WEST YORKSHIRE/ HYBRID, are you looking for a senior position within a local authority? This role brings the opportunity to handle complex civil and housing litigation alongside leading and developing a team of legal professionals. JOB REF: 6079
THE ROLE:
The successful Civil Litigation Lawyer will take ownership of a diverse and challenging caseload, providing expert legal support across a broad range of local government matters. Your responsibilities will include:
• Managing a varied caseload of housing and civil litigation matters, alongside wider regulatory enforcement, employment, education and licensing work.
• Handling complex and sensitive legal cases, delivering clear, commercially minded advice.
• Undertaking advocacy, instructing Counsel and overseeing external legal representatives.
• Keeping up to date with legislative changes and emerging legal developments to ensure best practice.
• Playing an active role in service delivery, contributing to management reports and wider team objectives.
• Supervising, training and mentoring colleagues, promoting professional development and consistently high standards of legal work.
THE CANDIDATE:
We're looking for an experienced Civil Litigation Lawyer who can bring strong technical expertise, sound judgement and a proactive approach to this senior position. The successful candidate will ideally demonstrate:
• Qualification as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive, with significant senior-level civil litigation experience.
• Specialist knowledge in at least two of the following areas: housing, commercial litigation, property litigation or local government law.
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation and technical skills, with the ability to communicate complex matters clearly and effectively.
• Confident advocacy skills and the ability to take ownership of challenging cases with minimal supervision.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding and varied caseload independently.
• Previous experience supervising or managing colleagues would be advantageous.
THE PACKAGE:
For your hard work as a Civil Litigation Lawyer, you can expect benefits such as:
• Competitive salary and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Significant senior-level responsibility, handling complex and high-value legal matters.
• The opportunity to lead, supervise and develop a talented legal team.
• A senior position where you can influence service delivery and make a real contribution.
• Flexible hybrid working, with just two days per month required in the office.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Kaye Thumpston on 0207 183 8586 or email kaye.thumpston@enllegal.co.uk with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
THE ROLE:
The successful Civil Litigation Lawyer will take ownership of a diverse and challenging caseload, providing expert legal support across a broad range of local government matters. Your responsibilities will include:
• Managing a varied caseload of housing and civil litigation matters, alongside wider regulatory enforcement, employment, education and licensing work.
• Handling complex and sensitive legal cases, delivering clear, commercially minded advice.
• Undertaking advocacy, instructing Counsel and overseeing external legal representatives.
• Keeping up to date with legislative changes and emerging legal developments to ensure best practice.
• Playing an active role in service delivery, contributing to management reports and wider team objectives.
• Supervising, training and mentoring colleagues, promoting professional development and consistently high standards of legal work.
THE CANDIDATE:
We're looking for an experienced Civil Litigation Lawyer who can bring strong technical expertise, sound judgement and a proactive approach to this senior position. The successful candidate will ideally demonstrate:
• Qualification as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive, with significant senior-level civil litigation experience.
• Specialist knowledge in at least two of the following areas: housing, commercial litigation, property litigation or local government law.
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation and technical skills, with the ability to communicate complex matters clearly and effectively.
• Confident advocacy skills and the ability to take ownership of challenging cases with minimal supervision.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding and varied caseload independently.
• Previous experience supervising or managing colleagues would be advantageous.
THE PACKAGE:
For your hard work as a Civil Litigation Lawyer, you can expect benefits such as:
• Competitive salary and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Significant senior-level responsibility, handling complex and high-value legal matters.
• The opportunity to lead, supervise and develop a talented legal team.
• A senior position where you can influence service delivery and make a real contribution.
• Flexible hybrid working, with just two days per month required in the office.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Kaye Thumpston on 0207 183 8586 or email kaye.thumpston@enllegal.co.uk with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.