Josefina joined Birketts in May 2024 . She is a Paralegal in the Social Housing Team and is based in our Norwich office.
Josefina deals with a variety of social housing matters for housing association and local authority clients, including:
- Assisting and defending disrepair claims.
- Assisting in the running of possession or forfeiture claims.
- Supporting organisations with ASB and access injunctions.
- Supporting organisations with the recovery of rent and service charge arrears.
- Providing general advice to clients on repairing covenants and other obligations.
Josefina studied Law at the University of East Anglia and graduated in July 2023. Prior to joining Birketts, Josefina gained valuable legal experience during her Legal Internship at Norfolk Community Law Service and her volunteering at Norfolk Community Law Service, as well as undertaking a fixed term role as a Housing Management Paralegal for 2 months.
Josefina is an aspiring solicitor and currently undertaking her LPC, on her route to qualification. Outside of work, Josefina enjoys cooking, and she is also interested in learning different languages. As she is fluent in Spanish and English.
Experience & education
2024 Joined Birketts
2023 Summer Legal Internship at Norfolk Community Law Service
2023 Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of East Anglia
2022 – 2023 Part-time Bank Project Worker at Sanctuary Supported Living
2020 – 2023 Digital advisors at Norfolk Citizens Advice