Associate/Senior Associate - Professional Indemnity

DAC Beachcroft LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft LLP is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to join the Professional and Commercial Risk team in Leeds. The role focuses on Professional Indemnity claims, with a chance to grow and contribute to a nationally and internationally active practice.

You will handle a mixed negligence workload, manage your own caseload, and work closely with Partners while mentoring junior staff. Collaboration with experts and counsel is encouraged for bespoke client solutions.

Qualifications

• Professional indemnity expertise and experience in PI claims.
• Strong client handling and relationship skills.
• Ability to manage a caseload and work independently.
• Experience with alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.
• Willingness to support Partners and supervise juniors.

Responsibilities

• Interact with clients regularly and provide informed advice.
• Handle a mixed workload of professional negligence claims for various professionals.
• Conduct both pre-action and litigated matters with real-time project support.
• Manage your own caseload while supporting Partners and supervising junior fee earners.
• Engage with experts and counsel to direct our work.

Skills

Professional indemnity

Client relations

Caseload management

ADR & mediation

Team collaboration

Job description

Department: Professional and Commercial Risk

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Leeds

Reporting To: Duncan Greenwood

Description

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
• 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.