L6 Trainee Solicitor

SLS Solicitors · Oldham

LegalHigher Level 6On-siteProgression

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Employer Description:

SLS Solicitors is a modern law firm providing expert legal adviceand guidance to individuals in England and Wales.

SLS Solicitors has straightforward pricing anduncomplicated processes, providing you certainty about the legal services youpay for and confidence in their team of experts.

Our team of specialist has a mixture of professionals includingsolicitors, barristers, consultants lawyers, fellows, executives and litigationspecialists.


Job Description:

We are seeking a motivated and detail orientated housing disrepair paralegal or caseworker to join our our growing legal team. This role offers an excellent opportunity for some passionate about social justice and housing law, who is eager to develop to develop hands-on experience managing housing disrepair claims from pre-action though to litigation.


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Draft letters of claims in line with Housing Conditions pre-action protocol.
  • Develop a solid understanding of the civil procedure rules, with a particular focus on pre action disclosure applications.
  • Review landlord disclosure documents to identify key evidence, including notices of complaint from tenants
  • Instruct and liaise with expert surveyors to obtain detailed housing despair reports.
  • Review expert reports to ensure this repair falls within the scope of section 11 over landlord and tenant act 1985 and not causation is clearly established.
  • Value claims accurately ,including general damages, special damages, and rent abatement.
  • Instruct barristers for formal advice on prospects of success and viability of claims.
  • Prepare and issued court proceedings awareness the deadline procedure payment.

Perks & benefits

Professional Development

Skills required

· legal drafting skills

· ability to draft clear, concise, and legally sound letters ofclaim court documents and correspondence

· knowledge of Civil Procedure rules

Qualifications required

A 2:2 and above Law degree

Training you'll get

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Future prospects

  • Clear pathway to progress into a fee-earner or solicitor role, or into more senior case handling positions such as litigation executive, team leader or supervisor.
  • Develop expertise in housing Law
  • Gain exposure to court proceedings, barrister conferences and potential attendance at hearings, preparing for future roles involving advocacy or complex litigation.

  • Possibility to broaden knowledge across firm- specialism, including immigration, tenancy deposit claims and lawful eviction.

The essentials

Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.

Hours 35 hours per week
Duration 33 months (Ongoing)
Roles available 1
Posted 23 Jul 2026
Interviews 30 Jul 2026
Starts Sep 2026
Apply by 15 Aug 2026

Training provider

BPP

Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.

Where you'd be based

OL8 4QQ

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