Keoghs
Professional Indemnity - Lead Lawyer
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Application Deadline: 23 October 2026
Department: Legal
Location: Liverpool
Description
Role: Senior Associate / Lead Lawyer (10+ years pqe) - Professional Indemnity
Salary: Discussed upon initial application
Contract type: Permanent, Full or Part-Time hours
Location: Liverpool hybrid working 1 day per week in the office (although we would also be open to our other office locations, particularly Birmingham)
Professional Indemnity Team at Keoghs
The Construction arm of our Professional Indemnity team in Liverpool is looking to recruit a 10+ years pqe Senior Associate. The team has an excellent reputation and is ranked highly in the Legal Directories:
- "A first class collaborative team” (Legal 500 2026)
- “…a realistic approach to strategy…help to set effective goals…a really pro-active and professional firm” (Chambers 2026)
The team acts for all types of construction professionals, including Architects, Consulting Engineers (Structural, Civil, Geotechnical, Building Services, Façade, Fire etc), Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors, Approved Inspectors, Registered Building Control Approvers, Project Managers and D&B Contractors.
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The role will focus on leading on complex high value multiparty construction claims, supervising and training other members of the team on lower value claims and helping develop new and existing client relationships through business development initiatives.
The Role
- Leading on high value multi-party construction disputes
- Supervising more junior members of the team
- Business Development opportunities
What you’ll have
Essential:
- Previous defendant insurance, professional indemnity and construction litigation experience
- The ability to manage and develop others
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do.
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Keoghs values:
- We are connected
- We are Dynamic
- We are Innovative
- We succeed together
Should you wish for an informal discussion prior to your application please do not hesitate to reach out. We look forward to your application.
Job Benefits
Working at Keoghs as part of The Davies Group, you will receive a host of benefits that can be flexed to suit your needs:
- Hybrid working 1 day minimum per week in office
- Entry into the Davies Incentive Plan
- Private medical insurance
- Permanent health insurance
- Critical illness cover
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Holidays 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days), holidays rise to 26 days after 5 years’ service and 27 days after 10 years’ service
- Death In Service – after 1 year
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Cycle to Work Scheme, Tech Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Gym Flex
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