Associate/Senior Associate - Professional Indemnity

DAC Beachcroft; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft in Leeds is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to join our Professional Indemnity team. You will handle a mix of professional negligence claims and conduct both pre-action and litigated matters, with support from Partners.

The role offers a stimulating client-focused environment, opportunities to build your own client relationships, and flexible working arrangements as part of our international firm.

Qualifications

• PI experience or related insurance litigation background.
• Strong client-handling skills with professional demeanor.
• Ability to manage day-to-day issues with clients confidently.
• Self-sufficient in managing a caseload aligned with experience.
• Flexible and collaborative, willing to share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Interact with clients regularly and share knowledge on key issues.
• Handle a mixed workload of professional negligence claims.
• Conduct pre-action and litigated matters with real-time support.
• Own a caseload while supporting Partners and junior Fee Earners.
• Engage with experts and counsel to direct the work.
• Utilize mediation and ADR where appropriate.

Skills

PI experience

Client relations

Litigation basics

Caseload management

Team collaboration

Job description

Associate/Senior Associate - Professional Indemnity

Are you looking for a role offering intellectual challenge, client-focus and industry-leading quality, without compromising on genuine flexibility? An opportunity in our Professional and Commercial Risk team may be for you.

We’re seeking an Associate/Senior Associate with Professional Indemnity experience to join the team in Leeds. You’ll play an active role in the continued growth and success of the team, in collaboration with our wider practice, nationally and internationally.

Our team acts for all of the main Insurance companies and Insured professionals in the supply chain, and deals with the full spectrum of Insurance work from Policy cover, recovery and strategic advice to Insurers.

Join a truly international firm where collaboration across disciplines fuels variety and creative problem-solving for high-caliber clients. You’ll be empowered to build your own client relationships, directly see your impact, and deliver bespoke solutions.

Key Responsibilities

As part of the team, you will have:

• The opportunity to interact on a regular basis with clients. You will share your knowledge of key issues and provide meaningful advice and support.
• A mixed workload of professional negligence claims involving a wide variety of professionals.
• Responsibility for conducting both pre-action and litigated matters, providing real-time project support.
• Your own caseload to handle, alongside providing support to our Partners and supervising more junior fee earners.
• A good understanding and experience of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.
• Direct engagement with experts and counsel, directing our work with both.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Professional indemnity expertise, or experience gained in a related insurance litigation or disputes practice, with an interest in developing expertise in this area
• Strong relationship and client handling skills, commensurate with experience
• The ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day-to-day issues
• A good level of self-sufficiency, managing a caseload commensurate with experience
• Change oriented, with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives
• Team-oriented and collegiate, with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team
• A willingness to work hard as part of a highly ambitious and driven team

Additional Information

As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage (including the application, assessment or interview process), please contact [e-mail] in confidence with the vacancy reference in the subject line, and we’ll be happy to help.

About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.

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.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.

For PSL queries, please contact: [e-mail] or [e-mail]