Senior Associate/Principal Associate - Professional Indemnity

Job Description

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A leading specialist insurance disputes boutique is seeking an experienced 8+ PQE Professional Indemnity Lawyer to join its expanding London practice.

This is a rare opportunity for an established Senior Associate who is looking for a clearer and more transparent route towards Partnership within a growing and highly respected specialist platform.

The practice advises insurer clients and insured professionals across a broad spectrum of professional negligence and financial lines matters, including:

• Solicitors' negligence
• Financial adviser claims
• Insurance broker claims
• Coverage disputes
• Regulatory investigations
• Directors' & Officers' matters
• Emerging construction professional indemnity work

The role offers extensive client contact and the opportunity to become a key member of a growing practice with an excellent quality of instructions.

The Opportunity:

The successful candidate will be:

• Managing complex and high-value professional indemnity claims
• Developing relationships with insurer and professional clients
• Supervising junior Lawyers
• Playing an active role in business development
• Assisting with strategic growth initiatives
• Building towards a realistic medium-term Partnership pathway

Candidate Requirements:

You are likely to have:

• 8+ years' PQE
• Strong defendant professional indemnity experience
• Experience acting for insurers and/or insured professionals
• Excellent technical litigation skills
• Commercial awareness and client relationship capability
• A desire to play a meaningful role within a growing practice

Particular interest will be shown in candidates with experience defending claims against:

• Solicitors
• Financial advisers
• Construction professionals
• Surveyors
• Engineers

Why This Role?

This opportunity will appeal to Lawyers who:

• Want to move away from large-firm bureaucracy
• Are seeking greater visibility and influence
• Want a clearer route to advancement
• Enjoy high-quality technical work
• Value direct client engagement

The successful candidate will join a well-established specialist team with a strong reputation in the insurance and professional negligence market and an ambitious growth strategy.

For a confidential chat about this or other roles we are handling, please contact: James Wheelhouse.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Our consultants will review your application and assess your suitability. We endeavour to respond to all applications within 72 hours, however due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually and would advise that if you do not hear from us you should assume you are not successful in your application. xwzovoh

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