Role: Assistant Lawyer - Professional Indemnity (Solicitor / Legal Executive / Paralegal / Lawyer / NQ)
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)
Professional Indemnity Team at Keoghs
Our Professional Indemnity team in Liverpool are looking to recruit a qualified solicitor/ FILEX. The team has an excellent reputation. It is ranked highly in both Chambers and Legal 500.
Excellent team of pre-litigation and litigation experts who deliver real value for money. "They have good legal knowledge, great understanding of complex situations and are in my view first among many good professional negligence practitioners. 'Legal 500 2021
The successful individual will work closely with the partners in the team on high value and multi-party claims, as well as running smaller value claims themselves. There are excellent opportunities for professional development, client interaction & secondments with insurers as well as developing on to deal with their own high value, complex claims over time.
The team handles claims against many different types of professionals including engineers, architects, surveyors, solicitors, accountants, brokers, IFAs and veterinary surgeons as well as defending the professionals in disciplinary proceedings before their professional bodies. In addition the team deals with policy coverage advice and disputes in professional indemnity matters and also across other classes of insurance. The workload is therefore wide and varied and will cover claims when they are handled through the pre-action protocol, at ADR and through litigation and arbitration. The role requires both technical and communication skills.
This is an opportunity where the team members are willing to invest their time and expertise in making this a long and successful career for the successful candidate in the competitive area of Professional Indemnity.
The role:
The successful lawyer will work closely with the existing members of the Professional Indemnity team and will be accountable for the following:
- Reviewing documents and preparing reports
- Handling your own smaller matters
- Liaising with the Insured and Insurers
- Dealing with disclosure
- Reviewing evidence
- Conducting investigations
- Instructing Counsel/Experts
- Research
- Drafting generally
- Attending conferences and trials/ disciplinary hearings with Counsel
- Dealing with routine correspondence
- Court appointments
- Ensuring compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct and relevant Service Standards
- Taking part in seminars/ training for insurer clients
Your benefits at Keoghs:
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
What you'll have:
Essential:
- Previous litigation and professional indemnity experience or policy coverage - whether through experience in role or perhaps a seat during a training contract
- A knowledge and understanding of the types of disputes handled by the department and claims handled by the department's insurer clients
- An ability to prioritise workload
- An ability to communicate in writing and prepare succinct and concise reports
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Ability to work with case management systems
- The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers
- Legal qualification required i.e. Solicitor / FILEX or equivalent
Desirable:
- Previous defendant insurance and professional indemnity experience
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.
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.