Professional Indemnity Associate NQ – 5 PQE

Our client is a major insurance practice and market leader in the professional indemnity sector, with a team of more than 100 professional indemnity lawyers across the country. Their 20-strong team in Birmingham is both well established and well balanced and continues to grow.

The team in Birmingham handle a very wide range of work, including professional indemnity claims, D&O claims, construction and property damage disputes and complex coverage matters.

The team have an outstanding client list, including composite insurers, London Market insurers, self-insureds and corporate clients.

The Role

Our client wishes to recruit a junior lawyer to help service the team’s ever-increasing volume of work.

The role will involve running a diverse caseload of professional indemnity claims and assisting experienced lawyers with complex matters.

Key requirements:

• Previous defendant professional indemnity experience (NQ-5 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).

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