You must have defendant professional indemnity experience (NQ-5 years PQE), legal qualification, strong communication skills, attention to detail, and case management proficiency.

You will review documents, manage smaller matters, liaise with clients, conduct investigations, draft reports, attend court, and ensure compliance with legal standards.

United Kingdom

London

We are a top 40 law firm, focusing on the insurance sector, acting on behalf of leading insurers, businesses and suppliers to the insurance industry for over 50 years. In 2020, we joined Davies, the specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.
 
Handling general insurance claims of all types, from the lowest value disputes through to the largest catastrophic losses makes us a trusted strategic partner for our clients. We minimise indemnity spend by combining technical expertise, thought leadership and technology whilst improving processes and services to deliver market-leading outcomes.

Keoghs

An insurance-focused, top 50 law firm, we act decisively for leading insurers and businesses in the insurance industry

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   The Professional Indemnity department is seeking to recruit a Solicitor (NQ-5 years PQE) to assist the existing members in the growing Professional Indemnity Team in London. 
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   <br> The role will involve running a caseload of smaller professional indemnity claims as well as assisting lead partners with high value and multi-party claims. 
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   <br> The team in London deals with claims against a variety of different professionals including solicitors, conveyancers, surveyors, architects and engineers and also advises on some very large and complex policy issues. 
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   <br> There are also likely to be significant secondment opportunities in the future.
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  <p><b> Key Accountabilities</b></p>
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   <li>Reviewing documents and preparing précis reports </li>
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   <li>Handling their own smaller matters </li>
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   <li>Liaising with the Insured and Insurers </li>
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   <li>Dealing with disclosure </li>
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   <li>Reviewing evidence </li>
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   <li>Conducting investigations </li>
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   <li>Instructing Counsel/Experts </li>
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   <li>Research </li>
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   <li>Drafting generally </li>
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   <li>Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel </li>
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   <li>Dealing with routine correspondence </li>
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   <li>Court appointments </li>
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   <li>To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011 and relevant Service Standards </li>
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   <br> The individual may also be required to undertake the following: 
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   <li>Initial report/review </li>
   <br> 
   <li>Periodic review </li>
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   <li>Update reports </li>
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   <br> The above is not a definitive list of possible work which may be delegated.
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  <p><b> Experience, Skills and Qualifications</b></p>
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    Essential: 
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   <li>Previous defendant professional indemnity experience (NQ-5 years PQE) </li>
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   <li>An ability to prioritise workload </li>
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   <li>An ability to communicate in writing and prepare succinct and concise reports </li>
   <br> 
   <li>Ability to pay attention to detail </li>
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   <li>Ability to work with case management systems </li>
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   <li>The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers </li>
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   <li>Legal qualification required i.e. Solicitor / FILEX or equivalent </li>
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   <br> Desirable: 
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   <li>Willingness to play a role in the development of client relationships and of the practice as a whole. </li>
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   <li>Claims handling experience (via a previous secondment or otherwise). </li>
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   <br> 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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   <br> Keoghs values 
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   <br> We are connected 
   <br>  We are dynamic 
   <br>  We are innovative 
   <br>  We succeed together
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  <p><b> Contract Type</b></p>
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    Permanent
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  <p><b> Division</b></p>
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  <p><b> Sub Area</b></p>
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    Professional Indemnity and Reinsurance London
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  <p><b> Office</b></p>
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    London - Gracechurch Street
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  <p><b> Closing Date</b></p>
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    20 Aug 2024
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   The Professional Indemnity department is seeking to recruit a Solicitor (NQ-5 years PQE) to assist the existing members in the growing Professional Indemnity Team in London. 
    
    The role will involve running a caseload of smaller professional indemnity claims as well as assisting lead partners with high value and multi-party claims. 
    
    The team in London deals with claims against a variety of different professionals including solicitors, conveyancers, surveyors, architects and engineers and also advises on some very large and complex policy issues. 
    
    There are also likely to be significant secondment opportunities in the future.
  
 
  
 
   Key Accountabilities
  
   Reviewing documents and preparing précis reports 
    
   Handling their 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 with Counsel 
    
   Dealing with routine correspondence 
    
   Court appointments 
    
   To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011 and relevant Service Standards 
    
    The individual may also be required to undertake the following: 
    
    
   Initial report/review 
    
   Periodic review 
    
   Update reports 
    
    The above is not a definitive list of possible work which may be delegated.
  
 
  
 
   Experience, Skills and Qualifications
  
    Essential: 
    
    
   Previous defendant professional indemnity experience (NQ-5 years PQE) 
    
   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: 
    
   Willingness to play a role in the development of client relationships and of the practice as a whole. 
    
   Claims handling experience (via a previous secondment or otherwise). 
    
    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
  
 
  
 
   Contract Type
  
    Permanent
  
 
  
 
   Division
 
  
 
 
   Sub Area
  
    Professional Indemnity and Reinsurance London
  
 
  
 
   Office
  
    London - Gracechurch Street
  
 
  
 
   Closing Date
  
    20 Aug 2024
  
 


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