Associate/Senior Associate - Insurance

CMS UK; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced legal professional with 4+ years PQE in insurance law to join their Bristol or London office. The role involves handling various client matters including professional indemnity disputes and financial lines. Candidates must have strong drafting and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to deliver commercial advice. The firm offers a competitive salary, flexible working policies, and generous benefits including up to 28 days of holiday.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)

Flexible, hybrid working policy

Generous bonus scheme

Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• 4+ years of PQE in insurance law, particularly professional indemnity, financial lines, or aviation.
• Experience in a client-facing role with major insurance firms.
• Ability to deliver practical and commercial advice.

Responsibilities

• Handle professional indemnity disputes and complex policy coverage matters.
• Work closely with key clients and develop your own network.
• Provide advice on financial lines, cyber risks, and aviation classes.

Skills

Excellent drafting skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Project management skills

Sound judgement

Job description

The Insurance & Reinsurance Group are busy and continue to grow. They are looking to hire into the team in the London or Bristol offices at the 4 PQE+ level. The team handle a wide range of market leading matters which include: (i) wide ranging professional indemnity disputes (particularly defending claims against finance professionals, solicitors, insurance brokers and construction professionals); (ii) financial lines, W&I, cyber risks; (iii) aviation and (iv) complex policy coverage matters. You will have the opportunity to work with an enviable client base, including many of the leading insurers and major brokers. The team are known for being friendly, highly commercial in their advice and offer the prospect of working closely with key clients, alongside being encouraged to develop your own contacts/network in the market.

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience: The right individual will have experience gained at a City, insurance, major regional or leading international firm with strong experience handling clients in major insurance undertakings. We are looking for people 4 PQE+ ideally. You will have excellent drafting skills and the ability to deliver practical and commercial advice. Due to the role being client facing, you will need to have sound judgement and good interpersonal and project management skills. You will have gained experience in the professional indemnity, financial lines, cyber, transactional liability or aviation classes of business, but we are open to considering applicants with extensive coverage experience in other classes.

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
• Flexible, hybrid working policy
• Generous bonus scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
• Holiday exchange scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.