Solicitor- Professional Indemnity (Construction focus)
Weightmans Llp
Solicitor- Professional Indemnity (Construction focus)
Salary Not Specified
Weightmans Llp, Vauxhall, Liverpool
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 18 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 408645464e474254a7eb762e2a38c621
Full Job Description
- Assisting the partners and senior lawyers with their caseloads
- Proactive management of cases with supervision
- Preparing detailed and technical reports, correspondence and court documents
- Advising clients in relation to issues of liability and coverage
- Liaising with insurer and insured clients, experts, witnesses, counsel and other parties
- Ensuring compliance with client service level agreements, relevant policies and procedures
- Supporting business development initiatives
- Completion of management information
- Delegating to and developing trainees and paralegals
- Assisting with other work allocated by the Team Manager
- Working in accordance with Weightmans' values
- 0-5years' PQE or equivalent
- Experience of insurance litigation and policy coverage analysis is essential
- Experience of professional risk claims is essential
- Understanding of commercial insurance policies, the insurance market, reporting arrangements, reserving philosophies, and the relationship between brokers, underwriters/insurers and lawyers is also essential
- Previous secondment to or employment with an insurance organisation would be advantageous
- Experience of fraud work would be advantageous
- Ability to work to deadlines / targets, to prioritise and manage a caseload and to work under pressure to deliver effective solutions
- Ability to work well as part of a team and on your own initiative
- A commercial, solution-driven and client-focused approach
- Strong legal and analytical skills and an eye for detail
- Excellent organisation and time-management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a positive attitude
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent teamwork skills
Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 10th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2024 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK. - 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
- Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment
- Healthcare cover/ Medicash
- Pension plan Life Insurance 4 x salary
- Interest free travel loan scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
- Discounted gym membership Discounted dental scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offers & discounts Great reward and recognition scheme
- there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.
This list is only intended to be indicative of the types of activities which the successful candidate will be involved in.
We believe in the power of people, innovation and partnership to provide strategic business insight and deep expertise to a range of private companies, public sector organisations and individuals.
At the heart of our culture and organisation is a simple purpose that informs everything we think, say and do: See the Possibility.
We believe thinking differently allows us to see the possibilities others don't.
As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;