Title: Property Insurance Senior Associate
Seniority: 3-10 PQE
Location: Bristol
Reference: AL1047
Role posted: September 2024
Our client is a global insurance practice known for its work in property insurance and construction litigation in London. Our client has one of the largest teams in the market and has ambitions to build a new team in Bristol to work closely with well-established clients based in the South West.
The wider team act for numerous composite insurers, including the most high-profile insurers in the market, and carry out all kinds of property damage work, including complex liability claims arising out of insurable risks, advising on policy coverage, handling construction and engineering disputes and subrogated recovery actions.
The role:
Our client wishes to recruit an experienced and ambitious lawyer to handle a wide-ranging caseload of their own and provide occasional support to London-based Partners. The successful candidate – who can expect to handle a broad range of property and construction claims – will be the first lawyer to join our client’s Bristol team. They will, therefore, have a blank canvas to build a practice of their own, and they will be able to take advantage of many longstanding relationships with insurers and corporate clients.
Key requirements:
Previous property insurance experience (3 – 10 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:
Previous construction litigation experience.
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
Laila:
07974 820298
Laila@Austonlegal.com
Adam:
07968 007 197
Adam@Austonlegal.com
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