Weightmans
Senior Solicitor - Professional Indemnity
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About the Role
We are looking to recruit a Senior Solicitor with 5 years PQE plus, to support the Speciality team. We are now able to consider applications in most of our office locations. The team is highly regarded for its expertise, the quality of its work, and an eye-catching client list. Members of the team regularly deal with complex and high value litigation at the cutting edge of the professions they represent. The atmosphere is friendly and supportive with a history of mentoring and promotion at all levels of candidates who flourish as part of a team and relish the opportunity to make a difference.
The applicant will specialise in professional indemnity work and have experience in defending claims against construction professionals or solicitors.
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The Specialty team undertakes a broad range of substantial, challenging, largely contentious work. This includes defending claims against a wide variety of professional service providers (including architects, engineers, and financial advisors); insurance policy coverage; insurance and reinsurance disputes; and claims relating to construction, property damage, and aviation.
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Main Duties And Responsibilities
- Proactive management of your own caseload with limited supervision required
- Working as part of a team on large, complex, high value matters
- Assisting the partners with their caseloads
- Preparing detailed and technical reports, correspondence, and court documents
- Delegating to junior solicitors and supporting with their development
- 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 and having autonomy to contribute to and develop business development initiatives
- Completion of management information
- Delegating to and developing/supervising trainees and paralegals
- Assisting with other work allocated by the Team Manager
- Working in accordance with Weightmans’ values
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