Professional Indemnity Lawyer

Professional Indemnity Lawyer

Application Deadline: 30 April 2025

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: London UK

Description

Our successful Professional Indemnity team based in London is looking for an experienced individual with prior experience in defending ProFin claims. The team is seeking a Solicitor (1-5 years PQE) with experience of defending claims against solicitors, construction professionals, property professionals, insolvency practitioners and/or accountants as well as advising on some very large and complex policy issues.

The role will involve running a caseload of professional indemnity claims as well as assisting lead partners with high value and multi-party claims. There are also likely to be secondment opportunities in the future. This is an exciting opportunity where the team members are willing to invest their time and expertise in making this a long and successful career for the right candidate in the competitive area of Professional Indemnity claims.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing documents and preparing précis reports
• Proactive management of your own caseload
• Liaising with the Insured and Insurers
• Dealing with disclosure
• Reviewing evidence
• Conducting investigations
• Instructing Counsel/Experts
• Research
• Drafting generally
• Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Court appointments
• Attending mediations
• Dealing with adjudications

The individual may also be required to undertake the following:

• Initial report/review
• Periodic review
• Update reports

The above is not a definitive list of possible work which may be delegated.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential:

• Previous defendant professional indemnity experience (1-5 years PQE), preferably with some construction experience
• Demonstrate a commercial awareness of the Professional Indemnity market
• Legal qualification required i.e. Solicitor / FILEX or equivalent
• The personal skills to deal with major litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers
• 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

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)

Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death in Service
• Critical Illness Cover
• PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets

* after successfully completing probation

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