Professional Indemnity Lawyer, 4+
- Recruiter
- EJ Legal Limited
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 12 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 10 Jul 2017
- Ref
- MD40042
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Insurance, Professional Indemnity
- PQE Level
- 5-7
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An established business engaged in professional indemnity insurance for law firms and solicitors is looking for a lawyer to join its legal team in the City of London.
In this role you would be in charge of reviewing and managing claims on behalf of law firms and solicitors. Your day to day tasks would involve:
· carrying out an initial review of claims and circumstances notified by insured and advise them of any potential liability;
· liaising with insured (and their brokers) and any solicitors instructed to act on their/underwriters' behalf;
· ensuring effective and efficient resolution of claims;
· assisting the Claims Director in keeping underwriters informed and updated in respect of claims reserves and all potential exposures under the policy of insurance;
· staying abreast of legal and industry developments relevant to the professional indemnity insurance business; and
· attending claims meetings with brokers and Insureds to review their claims.
Claims handling experience and knowledge of professional indemnity liabilities is essential.
This is a new role in a growing team and working hours are very good. You will have between 5-6 years PQE, demonstrate attention to detail, ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, willingness to help others and to work as part of a team, ability to give clear, succinct advice both in writing and verbally on the telephone and in meetings and good interpersonal skills and presentational skills.