Salary range: Grade 11-16 £46,968 - £62,766 pa. plus fantastic benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Croydon

Croydon is London's second largest borough - full of brilliant and diverse people, businesses, and places. As a council we are going through tremendous change radically reshaping and renewing our organisation as a result of financial challenges. We are essentially building a brand-new council-one that is focused on getting things right for its residents, while delivering very differently and within a sustainable financial envelope.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Housing Litigation Lawyer to join our Housing and Litigation Legal Team. This is an excellent opportunity to undertake a varied and challenging caseload, providing high quality legal advice and representation on a wide range of housing litigation matters.

The successful candidate will manage a full spectrum of housing litigation work, including:

Possession proceedings
Housing disrepair claims
Injunction applications and enforcement
Homelessness matters
Unauthorised occupation and trespass cases
Tenancy management and tenancy fraud issues
Provision of strategic housing law advice to client departments

You will be responsible for conducting litigation from inception to conclusion, advising officers and senior stakeholders, drafting legal documentation, instructing counsel where required, and representing the organisation in court and tribunals.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX Lawyer with substantial experience in housing litigation and a strong working knowledge of housing and public law. You will possess excellent advocacy, drafting and case management skills, together with the ability to provide practical, solution-focused legal advice in a fast-paced environment.

In return, we offer the opportunity to work on complex and high-profile housing matters within a supportive and collaborative legal team committed to delivering excellent legal services.

Join us and play a key role in protecting and advancing our housing services through expert legal support and representation.

Croydon Council is a hybrid working organisation and supports flexible and remote working. This role has minimum office attendance requirements.

To view the Housing Litigation Lawyer role profile please click here

Interview dates – Tuesday 11 August 2026