Associate - Financial & Professional Risks

We are seeking a talented associate to join our Financial & Professional Risks ("FPR") team a nationally recognised, Tier 1 ranked defendant professional negligence practice. We act for insurers, brokers and other insurance sector clients, handling complex and high-profile cases across the legal, financial services, property, technology, media and business consultancy sectors. The role involves advising and representing policyholders in contentious matters before the County Court, High Court, TCC, commercial courts and under the Financial Ombudsman Service and other consumer redress schemes.

You will tackle challenging and novel areas of professional liability and insurance law, including scope of duty, breach, causation, quantum and complex policy liability issues. Reporting to insurer clients in compliance with exacting service standards is essential, demonstrating aptitude for accurate reserving, clear case planning and proactive strategy execution. You will apply sound knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), including costs management, funding, Part 36 offers, pre-action protocols, interim measures, disclosure and expert witness instructions.

Staying abreast of civil procedure reforms and pilot schemes such as the Online Court, Fixed Recoverable Costs and Disclosure Pilot schemes is expected. The role also requires delivering commercial and cost-effective claims solutions through ADR, expert and QC determinations, arbitrations, adjudications and all forms of conventional negotiations. Building relationships with policyholders, insurers, brokers and Counsel, and developing a deep understanding of the professional indemnity insurance sector is key.

You will also contribute to the team's marketing and business development efforts. We are looking for someone who demonstrates a passion for delivering excellent client service every time, an enquiring mind and willingness to accept new challenges, commercial awareness and practical, straightforward advice. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a successful and ambitious team which works on a range of professional indemnity, D&O, FI, and coverage matters in both the traditional and emerging sectors.

Why join us? We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life. Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements.

If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process. We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age. We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Take a look at our candidate interview pack for information about reasonable adjustments, what you can expect during the interview process, and guidance to help you prepare.