Professional Indemnity Solicitor

Anakin Seal Legal Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Anakin Seal Legal Recruitment is assisting a national law firm in Birmingham to recruit an experienced Professional Indemnity Associate. You will work within a leading Construction PI practice on high‑value, multi‑party disputes, while also managing a portfolio of smaller claims.

The role offers hybrid working with one office day per week, strong mentoring, client exposure, and opportunities to progress within a renowned team.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or CILEX Lawyer status.
• Minimum of 4 years' PQE.
• Defendant insurance litigation experience.
• Experience handling professional indemnity claims.
• Background in construction litigation and dispute resolution.
• Strong drafting, analytical and case management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with insurers, insured professionals, counsel and experts.

Responsibilities

• Assisting on high-value and multi-party construction disputes.
• Managing a portfolio of lower-value matters independently.
• Reviewing technical documentation and preparing reports.
• Liaising with insurers and insured clients.
• Conducting investigations and evidence reviews.
• Managing disclosure exercises.
• Instructing and liaising with counsel and expert witnesses.
• Undertaking legal research and drafting pleadings, correspondence and reports.
• Attending conferences, court hearings, trials and disciplinary proceedings.
• Delivering training and seminars for insurer clients.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and service standards.

Skills

Legal drafting

Case management

Collaboration with insurers

Research

Education

Solicitor or CILEX Lawyer

Job description

An established national law firm is seeking an experienced Professional Indemnity Associate to join its highly regarded Construction Professional Indemnity team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a solicitor or CILEX lawyer with defendant professional indemnity and construction litigation experience to work on complex, high-value disputes alongside recognised specialists in the field.

Role Overview

Working within a leading professional indemnity practice, the successful candidate will assist partners on high-value and multi-party construction disputes whilst also managing a caseload of smaller claims. The work spans a broad range of construction-related professional negligence matters, policy coverage issues, and disciplinary proceedings involving construction professionals.

The team acts for a diverse client base including architects, consulting engineers, building surveyors, quantity surveyors, project managers, approved inspectors, registered building control approvers and design-and-build contractors.

This role offers substantial client exposure, opportunities for insurer secondments, and a genuine pathway towards handling increasingly complex, high-value matters.

Candidate Profile / Experience Needed

Applicants should possess:

• Qualified Solicitor or CILEX Lawyer status
• A minimum of 4 years' PQE
• Previous defendant insurance litigation experience
• Experience handling professional indemnity claims
• A background in construction litigation and dispute resolution
• Strong drafting, analytical and case management skills
• The ability to work collaboratively with insurers, insured professionals, counsel and experts

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting on high-value and multi-party construction disputes
• Managing a portfolio of lower-value matters independently
• Reviewing technical documentation and preparing reports
• Liaising with insurers and insured clients
• Conducting investigations and evidence reviews
• Managing disclosure exercises
• Instructing and liaising with counsel and expert witnesses
• Undertaking legal research and drafting pleadings, correspondence and reports
• Attending conferences, court hearings, trials and disciplinary proceedings
• Delivering training and seminars for insurer clients
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and service standards

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working with just one office day per week
• High-quality, complex construction professional indemnity work
• Strong mentoring and career development opportunities
• Direct client and insurer exposure
• Secondment opportunities