Senior Legal Counsel - Insurance Litigation

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A high profile Lloyd's Insurance broker in London is seeking a senior solicitor with at least 6 years of PQE in insurance litigation. This hybrid role involves providing legal counsel, managing errors and omissions claims, and minimizing legal risks. The successful candidate will have significant in-house experience and a proven track record in handling complex disputes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years PQE in law.
• Substantial insurance litigation experience in private practice or in-house.
• Experience managing complex disputes and legal counsel.

Responsibilities

• Manage E&O claims and legal risk.
• Advise senior leadership on litigation matters.
• Supervise external legal counsel and manage legal spend.

Skills

Insurance Law

Legal Risk Management

Dispute Resolution

Stakeholder Management

Education

UK Qualified Solicitor

Job description

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Senior Legal Counsel - Insurance Litigation, london

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Client:

Brook Street

Location:

london, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Views:

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

We have a new permanent opportunity for a UK qualified solicitor (@ 6 years PQE),with substantial insurance litigation experience gained in private practice or in house, to work as a Senior Legal Counsel (Litigation) for a high profile Lloyd's Insurance market brokers in the City of London.

They are offering a salary of upto £140,000 plus an excellent range of benefits - This is a hybrid working role - with the expectation you would be in their London office at least 1 day per week. They is also the possibility of only working 4 days per week ( pro rata)

This role requires experience in the insurance industry as you will be providing legal advice to the senior leadership team specifically around Errors and Omissions claims (E&O) and commercial disputes.

The aim of the role will be to minimise and appropriately manage legal risk and reputational damage to the business.

A general overview of your duties will include:

• end to end management of E&Os: advising on, managing and resolving notified E&O matters, including reporting to and liaising with insurers, as appropriate
• liaising with Group stakeholders, including the Group legal function, where E&Os require escalation and further reporting
• working with other functions, identifying E&O trends and risk improvement measures, including the evaluation of different risk factors in business structure and operations
• Managing and supervising external legal counsel as required and controlling and minimising external legal spend.

It is essential that you have in-house experience in the London Insurance market including:

• A proven track record of leading on and managing a wide-ranging portfolio of complex disputes, including cross border jurisdiction.
• Expertise in insurance law and insurance coverage disputes, particularly with a London Market focus, as our client is a London Market Lloyd’s broker.
• Ideally, additional experience in dealing with E&O claims against insurance brokers and/or other insurance professionals.

Therefore, if you are looking for an exciting challenge is a high profile organisation, please apply today for more details