Junior Solicitor; Property

Thirteen Group is on the lookout for a Junior Solicitor (Property) tojoin our Legal team.

In this new role, you’ll provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on matters across property transactions, development projects, leasehold issues and asset management activity.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a broad range of cases, collaborating with colleagues across the business and using your legal expertise to help deliver homes and services that make a lasting difference to our customers and communities.

With plenty of variety, responsibility and opportunities to learn, this role offers the chance to develop your legal career in a supportive environment where you'll be encouraged to broaden your skills and grow your experience.

This is a hybrid role, offering a balance of home and office working.
You'll be expected to spend 2-3 days per week working from our fantastic Hudson Quay office in Middlesbrough, with the remainder of your time working from home. As business and team needs can vary, you'll need to be adaptable and may be required to spend additional time in the office when needed.

• Salary – £36,604 per annum
• Annual leave – starting at 28 days and rising to 31 days after three years, a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.
• Pension – up to 17% contributions (flexible contribution rates of up to 7% colleague and up to 10% employer).
• Simply Health – save money on common health expenses and get access to health and wellbeing support services.
• T’dar – our Discount and Reward platform giving you huge savings on everyday brands.
• Opportunities to buy and sell annual leave

• Provide sound legal advice on property, development and leasehold matters, helping colleagues understand risks, navigate options and make informed decisions.
• Draft, review and assist with the negotiation of leases, licences, transfers, easements, deeds, agreements and other property-related documents, whilst maintaining accurate records.
• Support acquisitions, disposals, development schemes and wider property transactions across Thirteen.
• Review title, leasehold and asset-related issues, recommending practical solutions that balance legal risk and customer outcomes.
• You’ll have the autonomy to assess legal and property risks across a range of matters, escalating complex or high-risk issues where appropriate.
• Support dispute resolution, compliance and audit activities, in collaboration with internal teams and external advisers.

• You’ll have solicitor status with experience in property, development or leasehold law.
• A strong understanding of property and leasehold legislation and able to apply this knowledge in a setting.
• Confident advising colleagues on property legal risk, options and recommended next steps.
• You’ll be able to identify, assess and manage legal risks, recognising when issues need to be escalated.
• An excellent communicator, able to explain complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal audiences.
• You’ll build great relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, using your influencing skills to achieve positive outcomes.
• This is a varied role, so you’ll be organised, able to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work.

At Thirteen, we work together to provide quality homes, build stronger communities, and support people to live well. As the largest housing association in the North East and among the top 25 nationally, we manage over 36,000 homes, with over 1,600 colleagues providing services for around 100,000 customers.

Our vision is to be the most trusted housing association, with happy customers. In fact, we put customers at the heart of everything we do.

- Join a team that’s local at heart but welcomes talent from everywhere.

- Be part of an organisation that values diversity and inclusivity.

- Be a part of a company that offers tailored support services, going beyond just housing solutions.

As part of our hiring process, if you’re successful we’ll need to verify your right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not a Skilled Worker Sponsoring Employer at this time.