Housing Solicitor and Team Manager

Housing Solicitor and Team Manager
(Legal Aid)

Solicitor qualification required for this role

Salary:

£36,649 p.a

Contract:   Full-time, permanent

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the country’s largest Citizens Advice
organisations delivering advice and advocacy services to tens of thousands of people
every year. We deliver services by phone, digitally and face to face, in multiple
locations and to some of Sheffield’s most vulnerable communities. We also work to
influence local and national policy and are committed to increasing the opportunities
for those who use or need our services to help shape what we deliver.

We are also a Law Centre giving people, who would otherwise have no access to it,
specialist legal advice across a number of areas including Housing.

We’re  looking  for  a  Solicitor  to  supervise  our  housing  advice  team  and  legal  aid
contract.  The  team  offers  complex  casework  and  representation  to  clients  facing
possession, eviction, serious disrepair and housing issues related to domestic abuse
and  violence  and  to  anti-social  behaviour.  You will preferably have 3 years’ PQE in
housing law and be able to manage a wide range of cases, as well as experience of
working  under  a  legal  aid  contract,  supervising  caseworkers,  and  meeting  targets.
We welcome applications from Solicitors with experience in other areas of law as full
training will be provided.

We can offer you a supportive culture within a charity setting committed to social
justice. We offer an attractive remuneration package with good terms and conditions
of employment including: 35 hour working week; Pension scheme with 4% employer
contribution; Health Plan with integrated employee assistance programme; onsite
Gym.

Job application packs are available to download at
www.citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk or you can contact
applications@citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk. Please quote the job reference
number in the subject heading. All candidates must submit the application form
(no CVs accepted) to applications@citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk by 5pm on
Monday 9th March 2026. For an informal discussion about the post, contact the
applications inbox and we will arrange for someone to contact you. Interview date
Monday 16th March 2026.. This post will be subject to a basic DBS check for
work with adults.