Job Introduction
What you’ll do
Notting Hill Genesis, one of London’s largest housing associations, is seeking a Legal Assistant to join our dynamic business development team. As a Legal Assistant, you'll manage tenancy breach cases and drive effective rent recovery solutions. In this pivotal role, you’ll directly support our vision of creating quality homes by handling possession cases for lease expiry and escalated arrears, always placing residents at the heart of decision-making. You’ll empower operational teams through legal guidance while safeguarding tenancy sustainment across our housing portfolio.
How you’ll do it
- Manage your own caseload of lease expiry and escalated arrears cases to secure vacant possession and maximise income
- Prepare legal documentation, evidence bundles, and witness statements while representing the organisation in court and mediation
- Advise operational teams on tenancy breaches and risk mitigation strategies to support resident-focused outcomes
- Collaborate with tenancy sustainment and safeguarding teams to ensure legal action aligns with resident engagement principles
- Maintain accurate case records and provide administrative support to the legal team
The ideal candidate
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.
Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
Essential:
- Proven experience handling possession claims and rent/debt recovery in housing or legal settings
- Strong legal drafting skills with knowledge of Civil Procedure Rules for debt recovery
- Excellent verbal/written communication and prioritisation abilities
- Great prioritisation skills with the ability to work in fast-paced environments
Desirable:
- Proficiency with legal databases
- Ability to build relationships with operational teams and external stakeholders
- Track record of identifying legal risks and proposing mitigations
- Experience within the housing sector, specifically with arrears
What’s in it for you?
Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.
Benefits include:
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
- Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
All about us
Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.
For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/
We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.
To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/
Selection Process
Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 31 July 2025
Step 2: Successful candidates will be invited to interview and assessment
Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk.
Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others.
NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
