Role Overview
Are you an experienced injury lawyer looking to make a move in-house? Our client is an established, forward-thinking insurance business that is seeking a Solicitor, Legal Executive or Fee Earner to join its Complex Claims Care Team in Leeds.
The position sits within a growing claims function that prides itself on delivering a proactive, commercial and client-focused service. The successful candidate will manage a varied and technically interesting caseload, with a particular focus on care-related matters, while working closely with brokers, underwriters and internal stakeholders. Someone from an EL/PL claims background is ideal.
Candidate Profile / Experience Needed
1. Strong background in defendant or claimant EL/PL work.
2. Care sector experience beneficial but not essential.
3. Ability to understand policy wordings and their application, particularly in relation to Professional Indemnity, Employers’ Liability, Public Liability and Management Liability claims.
4. Ability to manage a varied caseload independently and see claims through to resolution.
5. Confidence building and maintaining relationships with brokers and key stakeholders.
6. Willingness to study towards, or continue with, CII qualifications where relevant.
What’s on Offer?
7. Perfect opportunity for a lawyer looking to move into an in house insurance sector role. You will step away from billable hours and litigation and move into coverage assessment, claims management and wordings advice.
8. Salary up to £45,000
9. Annual bonus of up to 17 percent
10. Hybrid working with four days per week based in the Leeds office and one from home.
11. 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with buy and sell options
12. Excellent pension scheme
13. Private medical and dental cover
14. Life assurance and income protection
15. Supportive culture with genuine opportunities for learning, development and progression
16. Exposure to a broad and technically challenging range of complex claims