Professional Indemnity Solicitor

Anakin Seal Legal Recruitment; West Kirby; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Mentoring

Career development

Job summary

An established national law firm seeks an experienced Professional Indemnity Associate to join its Construction PI team. You will work on high-value disputes alongside recognised specialists, handling defendant professional indemnity and construction litigation.

Candidates with 4+ years' PQE, qualified solicitor or CILEX, strong drafting, and case management skills, and a collaborative approach with insurers and experts, are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Assisting on high-value, 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

Solicitor

CILEX

Defendant insurance litigation

Professional indemnity

Construction litigation

Drafting

Case management

Collaborative with insurers

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