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Professional Indemnity Solicitor
An established national law firm is seeking an experienced Professional Indemnity Associate to join its highly regarded Construction Professional Indemnity team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a solicitor or CILEX lawyer with defendant professional indemnity and construction litigation experience to work on complex, high-value disputes alongside recognised specialists in the field.
Role Overview
Working within a leading professional indemnity practice, the successful candidate will assist partners on high-value and multi-party construction disputes whilst also managing a caseload of smaller claims. The work spans a broad range of construction-related professional negligence matters, policy coverage issues, and disciplinary proceedings involving construction professionals.
The team acts for a diverse client base including architects, consulting engineers, building surveyors, quantity surveyors, project managers, approved inspectors, registered building control approvers and design-and-build contractors.
This role offers substantial client exposure, opportunities for insurer secondments, and a genuine pathway towards handling increasingly complex, high-value matters.
Candidate Profile / Experience Needed Applicants should possess:
- Qualified Solicitor or CILEX Lawyer status
- A minimum of 4 years’ PQE
- Previous defendant insurance litigation experience
- Experience handling professional indemnity claims
- A background in construction litigation and dispute resolution
- Strong drafting, analytical and case management skills
- The ability to work collaboratively with insurers, insured professionals, counsel and experts
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting on high-value and multi-party construction disputes
- Managing a portfolio of lower-value matters independently
- Reviewing technical documentation and preparing reports
- Liaising with insurers and insured clients
- Conducting investigations and evidence reviews
- Managing disclosure exercises
- Instructing and liaising with counsel and expert witnesses
- Undertaking legal research and drafting pleadings, correspondence and reports
- Attending conferences, court hearings, trials and disciplinary proceedings
- Delivering training and seminars for insurer clients
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory and service standards
What’s on Offer
- Hybrid working with just one office day per week
- High-quality, complex construction professional indemnity work
- Strong mentoring and career development opportunities
- Direct client and insurer exposure
- Secondment opportunities
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This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Professional Indemnity lawyer looking to further develop their expertise in construction disputes within a highly respected team. Please apply with an up to date CV.
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