Solicitor - Professional Indemnity

About your new role

We are looking to recruit an Associate of 3 years PQE plus, to support the Specialty team. We have team members in Liverpool, Manchester, Leicester, Leeds, London and Newcastle so would welcome applications from any of those areas

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The team is highly regarded for its expertise, the quality of its work and an eye-catching client list. Members of the team regularly deal with complex and high value litigation at the cutting edge of the professions they represent. The atmosphere is friendly and supportive, with a history of mentoring and promotions at all levels. We encourage our Associates to get involved in business development and all the exciting initiatives taking place across the firm. Our lawyers flourish as part of a team and relish the opportunity to make a differenc

e.
The applicant will have experience of, and be developing a real specialism in, professional indemnity work, defending claims against various professional service providers, such as solicitors, engineers and financial advisors, as well as construction professionals. An interest and some experience in coverage work, reinsurance and/or property damage work would be attractive, as the team undertakes a broad range of contentious wo

rk.
Main duties and responsibili

ties
• Assisting and supporting the partners and principal associates with their case

loads• Proactive management of your own

cases• Working as part of a team on large, complex, high value ma

tters• Preparing detailed and technical reports, correspondence and court docu

ments• Delegating to solicitors and trainees, supporting with their develo

pment• Advising clients in relation to issues of liability and cov

erage• Liaising with insurer and insured clients, experts, witnesses, counsel and other pa

rties• Ensuring compliance with client service level agreements, relevant policies and proce

dures• Supporting and contributing to business development initia

tives• Completion of management inform

ation• Helping to supervise trainees, paralegals and appren

tices• Assisting with other work allocated by the Team Ma

nager• Working in accordance with Weightmans’ v

alues
Abo

ut You
You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area o

f work.
We also require you to

• have/be:
  3 years PQE plus (or eq
• uivalent)Developing expertise in Professional Indemnity, particularly construction matters and architect claims, with experience in th
• ese areasExperience of insurance litigation and policy coverage
• analysisExperience of professional risk claims relating to constructi
• on claimsExperience of other professional risk claims is
• desirableUnderstanding of commercial insurance policies, the insurance market, reporting arrangements, reserving philosophies, and the relationship between brokers, underwriters/insurers and lawyers is
• essentialPrevious secondment to or employment with an insurance organisation would be adv
• antageousAbility to work to deadlines/targets, to prioritise and manage a caseload and to work under pressure to deliver effective
• solutionsAbility to work well as part of a team and on your own i
• nitiativeA commercial, solution-driven and client-focused
• approachStrong legal and analytical skills and an eye f
• or detailExcellent organisation and time-manageme
• nt skillsExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a positive
• attitudeExcellent
• IT skillsExcellent teamwo