Associate - Financial & Professional Risks - 2+ PQE

Reference:  - Financial & Professional Risks - 2+ PQE - Exeter

Location:

Exeter Type of Role:
Permanent, Full-time Salary: 60,000 to 85,000A nationally recognised, Tier 1 ranked defendant professional negligence practice is seeking an Associate to join its highly respected Financial & Professional Risks (FPR) team. Acting for insurers, brokers and a wide range of insurance sector clients, the team handles complex and high profile matters across the legal, financial services, property, technology, media and consultancy sectors.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a market leading practice working on challenging, high value and novel areas of professional liability and insurance law.

The Role You will advise and represent policyholders in contentious matters before the County Court, High Court, TCC, commercial courts and through the Financial Ombudsman Service and other consumer redress schemes.

Responsibilities include:

Handling complex professional indemnity, D&O, FI and coverage matters

Advising on scope of duty, breach, causation, quantum and policy liability issues

Reporting to insurer clients in line with strict service standards, including accurate reserving, case planning and proactive strategy execution

Applying strong knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules, including costs management, funding, Part 36, interim applications, disclosure and expert instructions

Keeping up to date with civil procedure reforms and pilot schemes (Online Court, Fixed Recoverable Costs, Disclosure Pilot etc.)Delivering commercial, cost effective claims solutions through ADR, expert/QC determinations, arbitration, adjudication and negotiation

Building strong relationships with policyholders, insurers, brokers and Counsel Developing a deep understanding of the professional indemnity insurance market

Supporting marketing and business development initiatives within the team Candidate Requirements This role is suited to an individual who can demonstrate:

A passion for delivering excellent client service

Strong analytical skills and an enquiring, solutions focused mindset

Commercial awareness and the ability to provide clear, practical advice

Confidence handling complex and technical mattersA proactive approach and willingness to take on new challenges

Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a successful, ambitious team working on a broad range of professional indemnity and financial lines matters across both established and emerging sectors.

How to Apply

For a confidential discussion or to apply, please contact:

Olivia Reed Email:
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