Legal Indemnities Client Broker

Thomas Carroll Group plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career progression

Professional development

Employee wellbeing

Job summary

Thomas Carroll is seeking an ambitious legal indemnity professional to become a recognised adviser within the UK real estate market. You will advise on title risks and support growth of our London presence.

Responsibilities include managing a caseload, negotiating with insurers, and building client relationships across solicitors, developers, lenders and investors in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience within legal indemnity broking, underwriting or title risk.
• Strong technical knowledge of property-related risks.
• Experience managing your own caseload and working to tight deadlines.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Commercial awareness and a client-focused approach.
• Experience generating and developing business relationships.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• A desire to build your profile within the UK real estate market.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload of legal indemnity enquiries from instruction through to placement.
• Prioritise and manage competing deadlines, recognising that many instructions are transaction-driven and subject to tight completion timescales.
• Ensure work is delivered accurately, efficiently and within required timescales.
• Advise on a wide range of title-related risks, including defective title, restrictive covenants, easements, planning, access and Rights of Light matters.
• Prepare submissions and obtain quotations from legal indemnity insurers.
• Negotiate terms, policy wordings and endorsements with insurers.
• Review insurer responses and develop appropriate recommendations for clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with solicitors, developers, lenders, investors, surveyors and other property professionals.
• Support clients through complex real estate acquisitions, disposals, refinancing transactions and development projects.
• Identify opportunities to generate new business and strengthen existing client relationships.
• Attend client meetings, networking events and industry functions.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider business.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with company procedures.
• Support and mentor junior colleagues where appropriate.
• Contribute to the continued growth and development of the Legal Indemnities team.

Skills

Legal indemnity

Underwriting

Caseload management

Client relationship

Deadline driven

Real estate knowledge

Job description

The Opportunity

We are looking for an ambitious legal indemnity professional who wants to become a recognised adviser within the UK real estate market.

Whether your experience comes from legal indemnity broking, underwriting or a specialist title risk background, this is an opportunity to join one of the UK's leading specialist Legal Indemnities teams and work on some of the country's most significant development, investment, and real estate transactions.

You’ll advise solicitors, developers, lenders, investors, and property professionals on a broad range of title and development risks while helping drive the continued growth of our London presence.

Summary Of Main Responsibilities And Activities

• Manage your own caseload of legal indemnity enquiries from instruction through to placement.
• Prioritise and manage competing deadlines, recognising that many instructions are transaction-driven and subject to tight completion timescales.
• Ensure work is delivered accurately, efficiently and within required timescales.
• Advise on a wide range of title-related risks, including defective title, restrictive covenants, easements, planning, access and Rights of Light matters.
• Prepare submissions and obtain quotations from legal indemnity insurers.
• Negotiate terms, policy wordings and endorsements with insurers.
• Review insurer responses and develop appropriate recommendations for clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with solicitors, developers, lenders, investors, surveyors and other property professionals.
• Support clients through complex real estate acquisitions, disposals, refinancing transactions and development projects.
• Identify opportunities to generate new business and strengthen existing client relationships.
• Attend client meetings, networking events and industry functions.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider business.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with company procedures.
• Support and mentor junior colleagues where appropriate.
• Contribute to the continued growth and development of the Legal Indemnities team.

Who This Role Would Suit

• Legal Indemnity Broker
• Legal Indemnity Underwriter
• Rights of Light Consultant
• Title Insurance Professional
• Real Estate Risk Adviser
• Property Professional with relevant title-risk experience

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience within legal indemnity broking, underwriting or title risk.
• Strong technical knowledge of property-related risks.
• Experience managing your own caseload and working to tight deadlines.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Commercial awareness and a client-focused approach.
• Experience generating and developing business relationships.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• A desire to build your profile within the UK real estate market.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated and commercially minded.
• Professional and confident communicator.
• Strong client-service focus.
• Collaborative team player.
• Solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure.
• Ambitious with a desire to develop their market profile.

Why Join Thomas Carroll?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Structured professional development
• Support towards professional qualifications where appropriate.
• Clear career progression opportunities.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunity to work within an award-winning and growing independent business.

Employee Ownership

Thomas Carroll is proud to be an employee-owned business. Our Employee Ownership Trust structure reflects our commitment to investing in our people, creating long-term career opportunities and sharing success across the business.

We are looking for an ambitious legal indemnity professional who wants to become a recognised adviser within the UK real estate market. Whether your experience comes from broking, underwriting or a specialist title risk discipline, this is an opportunity to help shape the future growth of our market-leading practice.