Senior Associate - Policyholder Dispute

Auston Legal Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious City law firm is seeking a strong senior associate to join their insurance litigation team. This role requires a candidate with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience in insurance disputes, ideally within a leading practice. You will be responsible for managing client relationships, handling workloads efficiently, and developing business through creative legal thinking. This firm prides itself on its great culture and challenging work, making it an exciting opportunity for the right individual.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-qualification experience in insurance litigation.
• Experience in a leading practice.
• Strong commercial awareness and capability.

Responsibilities

• Grow the insurance litigation team with important case management.
• Develop business by thinking creatively and commercially.
• Manage client relationships effectively.

Skills

Insurance litigation experience

Client relationship management

Creative legal thinking

Ability to manage workloads

Job description

A previous recipient of Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards, our client is a prestigious City law firm with a highly regarded insurance disputes team, which is part of the firm’s wider, much-lauded, disputes department.

Known for acting on some of the most prominent and exciting cases in the public eye, this firm has a reputation for its great culture and environment.

The Insurance Litigation team is looking to grow the team with the hire of a strong senior associate (ideally 5+PQE) with a construction background.

Key requirements:

• Insurance litigation experience (policyholder or insurer) gained within a leading practice.
• Confidence in managing client relationships, workloads and priorities.
• Must be commercial, creative legal thinkers who want to develop business.
• Ability to ‘think on your feet’.