Senior Associate - Product Liability

Clyde & Co; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Clyde & Co in London is seeking a Senior Associate to join the market-leading Product Liability team. You will work on high-profile, international matters, advising insurers, manufacturers and corporates across jurisdictions.

The role involves supervising junior lawyers, managing complex claims, coordinating with partners, and developing client relationships, with a focus on strategy, risk assessment and commercial solutions.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales.
• Typically, 5+ years' PQE, with cross-border experience.
• Strong experience in product liability and environmental liability.
• Experience handling multi-jurisdictional matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage product liability and environmental liability claims.
• Advise insurers, manufacturers and corporate clients on liability exposures.
• Defend high-value, cross-jurisdictional matters.
• Draft pleadings, witness statements, and settlement documentation.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to business growth.

Skills

Product liability

Environmental liability

Insurance litigation

Commercial litigation

Multi-jurisdictional matters

Client relationships

Education

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales

Job description

The Team

Clyde & Co's Product Liability team is internationally recognised for its expertise in defending complex, high-value and cross-border liability claims. The team advises insurers, manufacturers, distributors and multinational corporates across a broad range of sectors, handling some of the most significant product and environmental liability matters in the market.

Role: Senior Associate
Department: Product Liability
Location: London

The Team

Clyde & Co's Product Liability team is internationally recognised for its expertise in defending complex, high-value and cross-border liability claims. The team advises insurers, manufacturers, distributors and multinational corporates across a broad range of sectors, handling some of the most significant product and environmental liability matters in the market.

Our lawyers work on complex, cross-jurisdictional disputes involving product safety, recalls, regulatory investigations, environmental incidents and mass tort claims. We are regularly instructed on matters spanning multiple jurisdictions and collaborate closely with Clyde & Co's global network to deliver seamless, strategic advice to clients worldwide. The team is trusted to manage technically challenging and commercially sensitive claims across industries including manufacturing, automotive, life sciences, consumer products, energy and heavy industry.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Associate to join our market-leading Product Liability team in London. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented lawyer with experience in product liability, environmental liability, insurance litigation or commercial disputes to work on high-profile, international matters. The successful candidate will play a key role in advising clients on complex liability claims and disputes, managing cases across multiple jurisdictions and supporting the continued growth of an expanding practice.

You will work closely with partners and clients on strategic, often business-critical matters, while also taking responsibility for supervising junior lawyers and developing client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a varied caseload of complex product liability and environmental liability claims.
• Advising insurers, manufacturers and corporate clients on liability exposures, litigation strategy and risk management.
• Defending high-value, multi-party and cross-jurisdictional claims.
• Handling product safety issues, recalls and regulatory investigations.
• Working with Clyde & Co colleagues across multiple jurisdictions to coordinate global defence strategies.
• Drafting pleadings, witness evidence, expert instructions and settlement documentation.
• Supporting clients through mediation, litigation and alternative dispute resolution processes.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships through responsive, commercial advice.
• Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers within the team.
• Contributing to business development initiatives, client training, thought leadership and market engagement activities.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales.
• Typically, 5+ years' PQE, although candidates with relevant experience outside this range are encouraged to apply.
• Strong experience in product liability, environmental liability, insurance litigation, commercial litigation or related disputes work.
• Experience handling complex, multi-jurisdictional matters.
• Excellent legal and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• A commercial and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Confidence managing client relationships and leading matters with appropriate supervision.
• Experience supervising and developing junior lawyers.
• Strong communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

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This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.