Court Officer

Permanent - Full Time

Location: Lynton House, IG1 1NY

Redbridge is an ambitious, diverse and exciting east-London borough. What we do is driven by changing our relationship with local people to support our vision. As a result, we've developed innovative ways to build our communities and transform our Council.

We're one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse London borough. Our communities are attracted by a mixture of excellent schools, relatively affordable housing, high-quality open space and rapid transport connections into the heart of the city.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a court officer to provide legal support within Rent Recovery for council and temporary accommodation.

You will report to the Principal Lawyer - Litigation supporting the Legal Department and the Rent Service.

You will represent the Council presenting evidence in Court Hearings of arrears and action taken to recover these arrears, usually without legal representation.

Responsibilities -

• To support the enforcement of court protocol across the Rent Service function.
• To obtain money judgements on relevant cases.
• To ensure high standards of record keeping for all court activity.
• To demonstrate high standards of professionalism to ensure that the Council is well represented at all times.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• Have experience of attending and presenting cases at Court as required.
• A law degree would be desirable.
• Have a knowledge of tenant service charges and associated financial legislation.
• Have specialist knowledge of court protocol and court conventions.
• Have an awareness of Local Government operating processes and decision-making processes.
• Have a knowledge of housing benefits, regulations and recent housing issues and government initiatives.
• Have experience of working in a legal office environment.
• Have experience of handling Local Authority legal matters.
• Being an exceptional communicator.

• Successful candidate will need to travel to court as required.

If you feel you meet the above requirements and are keen to join an ambitious, dynamic and innovative team, we would like to hear from you.

Interviews: TBC

To apply for this post please visit www.redbridge.gov.uk/jobs or copy the following link into your browser:

https://ce0320li.webitrent.com/ce0320li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107…

All short-listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.