Location: Covering our Dorset service - This can be a hybrid role based on service demands Salary: Grade 5 - £37,739 or Grade 6 - £43,338 per annum depending on experience Hours: Full time - 35 per week Contract: Permanent Closing date: Wednesday 18th February 2026 at 11.30 pm Join Shelter as a Housing Solicitor, in our mission to drive systemic change and fight for Justice. If you are a dedicated Solicitor with a strong commitment to addressing the housing crisis we welcome you to apply for this role. At a time when the housing emergency continues to deepen, your experience could help transform lives and challenge the systems that perpetuate injustice. Come and play a central role in our mission as a Solicitor to defend the right to a safe, and secure home. Working with Shelter means being part of a passionate team that believes a safe home is a fundamental right. Here, your legal skills don''t just change lives-they shape a fairer housing system. About the role You will ensure you deliver high quality legal services through casework and ensuring Legal aid contract requirements and performance targets are met. You will be able to identify test case opportunities to address systemic bad practice and so achieve change for a greater number of people and will work closely with the Managing Solicitor and the HUB. About You In this role, you will: • Be a qualified Solicitor - we are open to newly qualified candidates with a demonstrable interest in social justice, as well as thos