Title: Property Damage Solicitor
Seniority: 2+ PQE
Location: London
Reference: AL1060
Role posted: September 2024
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative team handling some of the largest and most complex property damage and insurance coverage claims in the UK. This team also handles large and technically complex personal injury claims arising for key clients. Often, one major event will give rise to our early engagement and multiple involvements. The successful candidate will manage their own caseload while also assisting a senior team member with high-value cases, often exceeding £1 million.
The team regularly delivers training seminars and workshops for insurer clients, and the ideal candidate will be expected to contribute to client development and support the preparation and delivery of seminars on technical legal matters.
Key responsibilities:
Reviewing documents and preparing draft advices to client
Advising on coverage
Assisting with all aspects of the litigation process
Considering the issues of coverage, liability, quantum and strategy
Conducting investigations
Knowledge, skills and experience:
You will ideally be 2+ PQE
Previous Defendant property insurance litigation experience
A knowledge and understanding of the types of disputes handled by the department and claims handled by the department’s insurer clients
Knowledge of product liability related issues, breach of contract, negligence, property law, insurance coverage issue
An ability to prioritise workload
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
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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