Insurance Litigation

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a recently qualified Contentious / Litigation Lawyer to provide dedicated support to a leading insurance broking business, working within the Legal department in London. This is a unique opening to join a dynamic nationwide enterprise.

The role will include:

• Handling a wide range of contentious commercial matters
• Acting as dedicated 'errors & omissions' litigation lawyer
• Working closely with business colleagues, professional indemnity insurance colleagues and senior litigation lawyers within the Legal department.
• Partnering with business colleagues to achieve an appropriate balance between the business's commercial objectives and risk appetite
• Delivering clear, pragmatic solutions to business colleagues and responding to ad hoc legal and commercial queries, for example in relation to data protection, intellectual property and strategic issues
• Supporting strategic departmental initiatives
• Reporting to senior members of the department within a supportive working environment

It is envisaged that the successful candidate will be a UK qualified solicitor with up to 2 years' post-qualification experience in Contentious / Litigation practice areas and ideally have Insurance or regulated financial services sector background, although this is not essential. You will have strong commercial skills and ability to interact confidently with business colleagues.