Title: Senior Associate
Seniority: 6+ PQE
Location: Leeds
Reference: AL1017
Role posted: January 2024
The Client
Our client is a national insurance firm with a strong professional indemnity offering across the regions.
The team advise on all kinds of professional indemnity claims, including claims against solicitors, conveyancers, surveyors, architects and engineers. They also advise on complex policy coverage issues.
The team have a strong client list, including composite and London Market insurers, and have achieved significant growth in the regions in recent years.
The Role:
The Professional Indemnity team wish to recruit a lawyer with at least 6 years’ PQE to help service the team’s increasing workload. There is potential to focus on certain claim types, especially claims against solicitors and construction professionals.
The role will involve running a caseload of professional indemnity claims and assisting partners with high value/multi-party claims. The successful candidate could expect to be involved in business development initiatives from the very outset.
Key requirements:
Previous professional indemnity experience (6+ 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 – solicitor/FCILEx
Desirable:
Willingness to play a role in the development of client relationships and of the practice as a whole.
Claims handling experience (via a previous secondment or otherwise).
If you would like to discuss this role before making an application, please do get in touch at any time on the numbers below:
George:
07507 670 453
George@Austonlegal.com
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