We are seeking a talented Solicitor to join our highly regarded Professional Indemnity Team, with a particular focus on construction-related professional indemnity claims. The Team is experiencing significant growth driven by both an expanding client base and increasing demand from our existing clients, creating an exciting opportunity for a motivated lawyer to become part of a thriving practice.
In this role, you will play an integral part in the continued success and development of the team, in collaboration with our wider practice nationally and, where required, internationally. You will have the opportunity to contribute to high-profile matters, build strong client relationships and support the team’s ambitious growth strategy.
Our team acts for many of the UK and global insurers, working on joint defence retainers with Insured professionals such as architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, contract administrators, project managers, M&E engineers, contractors and subcontractors. We also advise Insurers directly on complex policy coverage issues arising from construction disputes.
The construction disputes market remains exceptionally active, and our team is involved in some of the most complex and technically challenging professional indemnity claims in the Scottish market. We encourage all team members to build their own client relationships, providing genuine opportunities to contribute to business development for the successful candidate to progress their career.
Key Responsibilities
- With appropriate Partner or senior lawyer supervision, building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, delivering clear, commercial and pragmatic advice, keeping stakeholders informed of strategy, risks and developments
- Working on a varied caseload of construction-related professional indemnity claims on behalf of a wide range of construction professionals
- Assisting insurers with coverage issues under construction professional indemnity policies, with appropriate partner supervision, and helping to identify key policy and indemnity considerations early
- Handling appropriate matters from initial instruction through pre-action and litigated stages, including drafting correspondence and pleadings, managing evidence, and supporting clients with real-time project issues where required
- Taking day-to-day ownership of files, while supporting Partners and senior lawyers on larger matters
- Contributing to the resolution of disputes through ADR
- Instructing and liaising with experts and Counsel, including helping to scope instructions, manage timetables and ensure advice is implemented effectively
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Professional indemnity and/or construction expertise
- Strong relationship and client handling skills, commensurate with experience
- The ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day-to-day issues
- An appropriate level of self-sufficiency, managing a caseload commensurate with experience
- 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
- A willingness to work hard as part of a highly ambitious and driven team
Additional Information
As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage (including the application, assessment or interview process), please contact recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com in confidence with the vacancy reference in the subject line, and we’ll be happy to help.
About DAC Beachcroft
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.
For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
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