We are looking for Solicitor/Associate to assist in the defence of professional indemnity claims, particularly within Professional and Financial lines. You’ll play an active role in the continued growth and success of the team, in collaboration with our wider practice in the North, nationally and internationally.
Our focus is always on achieving the best outcome possible for the client.
Come join a truly international firm where collaboration across disciplines fuels variety and creative problem-solving for high-calibre clients.
The role will involve acting as a point of contact for clients, managing a caseload with supervision and supporting senior lawyers in larger matters.
Responsibilities include but are not restricted to:
- Responsibility for conducting both pre-action and litigated matters as well as assisting more senior fee-earners.
- Advising insurers on coverage across a range of insurance policies and issues.
- Acting as a point of contact for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience.
- Reporting to Insurers and conducting work according to insurer protocols and SLAs.
- Participating in and initiating marketing and business development activity in order to maintain and develop work from existing clients and potential clients. Including by presenting and assisting in client and other external seminars and writing articles.
- Providing supervision and coaching to junior fee earners
- Maintaining and developing technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, reading appropriate publications and exceeding Law Society CPD requirements.
- Ensuring full compliance with DAC Beachcroft protocols on billing and credit control and demonstrate a high level of financial management when supporting others in managing files and in relation to own files, where appropriate.
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A qualified UK Solicitor or Associate
- Previous experience dealing with Professional and Financial Lines is essential. Experience of advising on professional indemnity coverage issues is highly desirable.
- Good numeracy and an interest in financial/money related matters and tax.
- Strong relationship and client-handling skills, commensurate with experience
- A good level of self-sufficiency, managing a caseload commensurate with experience
- An eye for detail and creativity in problem-solving
- Change-oriented, with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives
- Team oriented and collegiate, with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team
- Willingness to work hard as part of a highly ambitious and driven team to help it continue to develop and to achieve its objectives.
We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
