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Advertiser : MR Associates

* Salary : See job description

* Full/Part Time : Full Time

* Job Contract : Employed

* Job Ref# : Head Of Legal Services (Welfare Benefits)

* Job Posted : 27th June 2012

Head of Legal Services (Welfare Benefits) - Glasgow // Glasgow

An exciting vacancy has arisen with MR Associates, an expanding legal consultancy firmbased in Greenock. As Head of Legal Services you will manage and develop our new Legal Services Team with initial responsibility for three to four individuals.

MR Associates is one of the leading companies in the UK offering professional services toSupported Housing Providers who need advice, training and other help with the HousingBenefit Scheme and Social Security Tribunals. Whilst you will inherit a brimming clientportfolio, you will be expected to generate new business.

Salary, hours and holidays

The successful candidate will be offered:

* A full-time permanent position

* A basic salary of up to 45,000

* Holiday entitlement is 35 days a year rising to 40 days from April 2013 (holidays include a compulsory shutdown between the Christmas and New Year period)

* A generous bonus scheme based on the achievement of performance targets

* A pension plan

* A relocation package of up 3,000

Experience and responsibility

You must be either a barrister, solicitor or advocate who has a proven and establishedtrack record of working in the welfare benefits field, and in particular housing benefit. Yourposition with MR Associates will be on-practising which means you will not be held outas a practising barrister, solicitor or advocate.

You will build a successful Legal Services Team which you will manage in terms ofperformance, budget, strategic development and improvement. Your team will deliver aprofessional service in our three core business areas of advice, training and advocacy. Youwill have extensive experience in managing a team of legally qualified staff and will beexpected, from day one, to take the lead on fee earning and managing a demanding caseload.

Is there anything else I need to know?

You will be based at our office in Greenock and will be in the envious position of beingable to build upon existing structures and past successes with a healthy client portfolio. We pride ourselves on our ethos centred on honesty, integrity and hard work. The reason we are expanding is because we do our very best for our clients and know how to cultivate job satisfaction in a friendly office environment. Our retention rate is currently 100%.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please email a copy of your CV to and indicate in the subject line if you are currently practicing as a barrister, solicitor or advocate.

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