Department: Property & Liability
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
Role: Senior Associate
The Team
We have an established and well-respected group of lawyers in our Property Liability Team who advise some of the UK's largest insurers and their underwriters on all classes of property damage claims and recoveries. This includes £multi-million claims for fire, infrastructure damage, flood damage as well as subsidence, under a full suite of property policies to include commercial combined covers, property owners' risks and Construction All Risks cover. Our policy coverage claims involve advice on non-disclosure and fair presentation of risk and breach of conditions.
The Role
Clyde & Co is seeking an experienced Senior Associate to join our market-leading Property & Liability team. In this role, you will manage a diverse and high-value caseload of complex property damage, liability, and subrogated recovery matters, acting for major insurers, reinsurers, and corporate clients. You will play a key part in delivering strategic, commercially focused advice, supervising junior lawyers, and contributing to business development initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative, internationally recognised practice, engaging in challenging, high-profile work while supporting the continued growth of the team.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage a varied and high-value caseload of complex property damage, liability, and subrogated recovery matters.
2. Provide strategic, commercially focused advice to major insurers, reinsurers, and corporate clients.
3. Draft, review, and negotiate a range of legal documents and correspondence to progress matters efficiently.
4. Supervise, mentor, and support junior lawyers and trainees within the team.
5. Lead on client relationships, ensuring high-quality service delivery and proactive case management.
6. Contribute to business development initiatives, including pitches, presentations, and client training.
7. Collaborate with colleagues across the firm's international network to deliver integrated client solutions.
8. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legal, regulatory, and market developments.
Required Experience & Skills
9. Possess a 5+ PQE experience with admission as a solicitor in Scotland, holding a current practising certificate from the Law Society of Scotland
10. Strong technical knowledge of insurance law, coverage issues, and dispute resolution processes.
11. Proven ability to manage a complex, high-volume caseload with minimal supervision.
12. Demonstrated experience acting for insurers, reinsurers, or large commercial clients.
13. Excellent drafting skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and commercially focused legal documents.
14. Strong advocacy, negotiation, and analytical skills.
15. Experience supervising, mentoring, or developing junior fee-earners.
16. Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships with a focus on service excellence.
17. Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to explain complex issues clearly.
18. A collaborative working style with the ability to operate effectively within a busy, high-performing team.
19. Strong business development awareness and a proactive approach to contributing to team and firm growth.
The Firm
When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.
Our Commitment
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.
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