Title: Professional Indemnity Solicitor
Seniority: 2-4 PQE
Location: London
Reference: AL1055
Role posted: September 2024
The Role
The Professional Indemnity department is seeking to recruit a Solicitor (2-4 PQE) to assist the existing members in the growing Professional Indemnity Team in London. With genuine ambition and a strong client list, this team has achieved significant growth in recent years.
The role will involve running a caseload of smaller professional indemnity claims as well as assisting lead partners with high value and multi-party claims.
There is early client contact and likely to be significant secondment opportunities in the future.
Key Accountabilities:
Reviewing documents and preparing précis reports
Handling their own smaller matters
Liaising with the Insured and Insurers
Dealing with disclosure
Reviewing evidence
Conducting investigations
Instructing Counsel/Experts
Research
Drafting generally
Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel
Dealing with routine correspondence
Court appointments
To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011 and relevant Service Standards
Key requirements:
Previous defendant professional indemnity experience (2-4 years PQE)
An ability to prioritise workload
An ability to communicate in writing and prepare succinct and concise reports
Ability to pay attention to detail
Ability to work with case management systems
The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers
Legal qualification required i.e. Solicitor / FILEX or equivalent
If you are considering your options, or are interested in having a confidential chat before making an application, please do get in touch for more details.
For further details and to discuss on a confidential basis, please contact Laila or Adam on the following:
Laila:
07974 820298
Laila@Austonlegal.com
Adam:
07968 007 197
Adam@Austonlegal.com
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