Head of Legal Services
We are recruiting a qualified Head of Legal Services, specialising in contract law to join our team. This is a highly visible role, providing expert legal advice and strategic guidance to support executive decision-making and organisational goals. You will play a key role in mitigating legal risk, ensuring compliance and providing effective legal oversight across the organisation. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to make a positive and lasting difference.
About us
We are a social housing landlord and one of the largest housing providers in the region with over 22,000 social and affordable homes, mainly in the Bradford district. We employ a talented workforce of nearly 1,000 people.
In 2024 we launched our five-year Corporate Strategy, which runs to 2029. Our purpose is to provide high quality homes, services, and support to our customers, so we’ve worked with colleagues and customers to find out what’s important to them. Our customers sit at the heart of what we do, and our colleagues are the people who’ll help us achieve our vision, which is to create the best customer experience to improve everyday lives.
Duties include:
- Oversee all legal activity and spend for the organisation; ensuring value for money is achieved as well as delivering a high-quality legal service from both internal and external lawyers.
- Oversee the operation of the internal legal teams (litiga
