Professional Negligence Lawyer

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other.

That’s the Travelers Promise.

By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years.

Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration.

Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Target Openings

What Is the Opportunity?

We are looking for an experienced Professional Negligence Lawyer to join our team as a Senior Fee Earner, based in either Manchester or London.

In this role, you will manage your own caseload of professional indemnity claims across a range of professionals, while also contributing to the development and management of our Alternative Business Structure (ABS).

The ideal candidate will have solid experience in professional negligence, ideally with exposure to defendant insurance work, and will be confident running their own caseload with minimal supervision.

Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy.

This entails full‑time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro‑rata for part‑time employees).

This policy may be changed at the Company’s discretion.

What Will You Do?

• Litigate cases to verdict, demonstrating superior use of trial skills and techniques.
• Handle a moderate caseload with moderate level of severity and complexity from case inception through to trial/resolution, independently.
• Work under the guidance of the Head of Legal Practice in litigating complex and high‑exposure files.
• Conduct legal research as needed and supervise research projects delegated to paralegals and legal secretaries.
• Independently draft interim motions, briefs, disclosure requests and other court documents.
• Attend court events and other appointments independently.
• Learn and understand client expectations in addition to the key department business goals of ABS and assist in meeting those goals.
• Handle and actively seek opportunities to become involved in special projects and on committees.
• Provide recommendations and case analysis to business partners on appropriate file‑handling strategy.
• Integrate legal support staff into the case‑handling process.
• Build and maintain superior internal and external client relationships.
• Complete all required administrative tasks, including time reporting, closing cases, reports and other materials appropriate to performance of duties.
• Effectively use technology and automation in the practice of law.
• Adhere to all standards of excellence in file management.
• Strictly adhere to the principles, outcomes and indicative behaviours of the Solicitors Regulation Authority Code of Conduct.
• Act ethically at all times; understand all compliance and regulatory requirements for the role by completing all necessary training and certifications.
• Ensure actions and outcomes meet local regulatory and supervisory approaches to ensure fair treatment of customers; keep adequate records of all transactions undertaken with customers, brokers and other parties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Experience in insurance litigation is highly desirable.
• Experience in handling professional indemnity and financial risks cases is desired.
• Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Persuasive legal writing and oral advocacy skills.
• Ability to articulate positions clearly and succinctly.
• Advanced presentation skills.
• Ability to analyse legal issues independently and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and outside partners.
• Desire to acquire effective trial skills with increased litigation complexity.
• Superior legal acumen.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Ability for continued development of technical skills to handle higher complexity/exposure cases.
• Personal integrity and adherence to high professionalism and ethical competency.
• Intermediate research skills.
• Intermediate negotiation skills.
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
• Decision‑making and problem‑solving abilities.
• Sense of urgency and responsiveness.

What is a Must Have?

• University degree.
• Fully qualified solicitor or a barrister in England and Wales.
• Some post‑qualification experience (PQE).
• Authorisation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Employment is contingent upon authorisation if not already authorised.

What Is in It for You?

• Private medical insurance: upon commencement of employment you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for dependents at your expense through payroll deduction.
• Retirement: Travelers will make a core contribution of a percentage of salary to your pension plan, and will increase the company contribution if you decide to contribute.
• Holiday entitlement: start with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days, up to a total of 35 holidays per year.
• Well‑being programme: access to tools, discounts and resources that support your wellness goals and caregiving needs, and free professional counselling services.
• Volunteer encouragement: a matching gift and volunteer rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
• Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal‑opportunity employer.

We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings, recognising that we benefit from our differences.

If you have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please email us so we can assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, visit http://careers. travelers. com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.

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