Associate - Professional Indemnity Construction

DAC Beachcroft; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft in London is recruiting an Associate to join our Construction Professional Indemnity (PI) team. This role focuses on defending claims and advising on complex PI disputes within the insurance and construction sectors.

You will work with colleagues nationally and internationally, handling disputes across litigation, arbitration, and mediation while contributing to business development and client relationships.

Qualifications

• 4-7+ years PQE in Construction PI or professional negligence litigation.
• Experience acting for insurers or insureds in PI disputes.
• Strong understanding of construction processes and professional duties.
• Excellent legal analysis, drafting and case management.
• Confident with insurer clients and construction professionals.
• Team-focused, with willingness to supervise juniors.
• Commercially aware with willingness to contribute to business growth.

Responsibilities

• Defending claims against construction professionals (architects, engineers, design & build contractors, project managers, quantity surveyors, consultants).
• Acting for insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates and global brokers.
• Advising on policy coverage, notifications and claims management.
• Managing disputes including negligence, design errors, cost overruns, delays and project management failures.
• Supporting risk mitigation and pre-action strategy.
• Handling litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation and settlements.

Skills

PQE 4-7+

Construction PI

Litigation

Insurance disputes

Client development

Team leadership

Contract knowledge

Job description

Location: London

Department: Global London - Professional & Financial Lines

Location: London

Description

We are looking to recruit an Associate to join our highly regarded Construction Professional Indemnity (PI) team. This is an exciting opportunity to help grow a key part of the firm’s insurance and construction disputes offering, working closely with colleagues nationally and internationally.

Key Responsibilities

• Defending claims brought against construction professionals such as architects, engineers, design & build contractors, project managers, quantity surveyors and specialist consultants.
• Acting for major insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates and global brokers.
• Advising on policy coverage, notifications and strategic claims management.
• Managing disputes involving alleged professional negligence, errors in design, cost overruns, defective work, delay, oversight and project management failures.
• Supporting insurers and insureds on risk mitigation and pre-action strategy.
• Handling formal dispute resolution processes including litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation and negotiated settlements.

You will be part of a collaborative London-based team while working closely with colleagues across the UK and internationally on multi-jurisdictional matters.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 4-7+ years PQE with a strong track record in Construction Professional Indemnity and/or professional negligence litigation.
• Experience acting for insurers or insureds in PI disputes (construction sector experience preferred).
• Strong understanding of construction processes, professional duties and technical documentation.
• Excellent legal analysis, drafting and case management skills.
• Confidence in dealing directly with insurer clients and construction professionals on day-to-day matters.
• A team-focused approach with a willingness to share knowledge, supervise junior colleagues and contribute to team development.
• Strong commercial awareness and willingness to engage in client development and wider business strategy to support growth of the Construction PI practice.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.