Description
Are you looking for a role offering intellectual challenge, client-focus and industry-leading quality, without compromising on genuine flexibility? An opportunity in our Professional and Commercial Risk team may be for you.
We are looking to recruit a Senior Associate to work within our highly regarded Construction Professional Indemnity Team. The Team is thriving and we are seeking to expand rapidly both to service existing work-loads and to exploit new sources of work. The candidate will play an active role in the continued growth and success of the team, in collaboration with our wider practice nationally and internationally.
Our team acts for all of the top 20 UK and global insurers, both working on joint defence retainers with Insured professionals such as architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, contract administrators, project managers, M&E engineers, contractors and subcontractors and advising Insurers directly on policy coverage issues. Construction disputes are very buoyant at present and the Team is working on some of the most interesting and complex disputes in the market. We encourage all team members to build their own client relationships and given the state of the construction disputes market, there are excellent opportunities for the successful candidate to progress their career.
The successful candidate would ideally be based within reach of one of our regional offices in Bristol, Manchester, Leeds or Newcastle but would be working collaboratively as part of a national team. Our Flex Forward policy means that we've been at the forefront of hybrid working since before covid and we can offer genuine flexibility to the successful candidate and 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.
Key Responsibilities
* The opportunity to interact on a regular basis with clients. You will share your knowledge of key issues and provide meaningful advice and support.
* A workload of professional negligence claims within the construction sector, involving a range of professionals such as architects, engineers, design & build contractors, quantity surveyors, project managers, and specialist subcontractors
* Advising insurers on all aspects of coverage under a construction professional indemnity policy
* Responsibility for conducting both pre-action and litigated matters, providing real-time project support.
* Your own caseload to handle, alongside providing support to our Partners and supervising more junior fee earners on matters which involve a large team of fee earners.
* A good understanding and experience of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.
* Direct engagement with experts and Counsel, directing our work with both.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Professional indemnity construction expertise (~6+ PQE)
* Strong relationship and client handling skills, commensurate with experience
* The ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day-to-day issues
* A good 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
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).
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