Professional Support Lawyer - Insurance - London

Fantastic role with a top tier international firm working within the Insurance & Reinsurance professional support team and in collaboration with a busy and highly specialised Insurance & Reinsurance practice, and colleagues throughout the firm. Whilst a lawyer with experience in a PSL role within a large City law or insurance firm or equivalent is desired, it is not essential. You will however have an enthusiasm for the law, extensive people skills, and the ability of working autonomously whilst being part of a team.

Key Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
Managing, identifying and disseminating, important legal updates on the Insurance teams core lines of business through written materials and regular know-how meetings as well as ad hoc updates on general interest points as they arise
Developing and managing the knowledge databases, maintaining and overseeing the maintenance of electronic and hard copy resources
Regularly reviewing and updating existing standards as required, identifying the need for new standards, checklists, guidance notes and their automation where beneficial
Identifying the key know how and technical expertise required to support and grow the business opportunities within the team

Constructing robust quality documents to enhance the profitable operation of the department, employing document automation where beneficial
Identifying areas of work/know-how where cost/efficiency savings can be made.
Contributing to the strategic discussion and implementing mechanisms to facilitate and improve high quality legal work within document automation, lifecycle and new technology
Identifying and producing training materials to be offered to clients
Presenting on training topics when required
Managing internal training for the practice and junior team members, including external speakers where appropriate
Identifying relevant external events and training at which the firm should be present
Attending seminars/training as necessary to ensure PSL knowledge remains up to date
Working with fee earners on identifying issues on which to base BD strategies, producing articles/reports/other content
Drafting legal updates/content for client consumption
Managing firms intranet pages/presence
Supporting partners and other senior fee earners in BD activities

In order to be considered for this role you must:
Be a qualified lawyer with expertise in Insurance and disputes
Have experience of managing people and working in a team
Be capable of gaining the respect and confidence of fee earners (at all levels) and partners on technical issues
Have the ability to work well within a PSL team
Demonstrate a high level of technical legal knowledge and expertise, together with expanding peripheral knowledge and expertise
Have strong intellectual ability and excellent research skills
Have excellent written / oral communication skills, together with drafting, training and interpersonal skills
Be proactive, have strong organisational skills and be self-motivated and self-managing
Have strong project management skills and be able to manage multiple competing demands
Have a good understanding of best use of IT and other support functions to enhance advice and services, both within the firm and externally to clients

This is an excellent opportunity to have an important role within the Insurance & Reinsurance team, working closely with the partners and PSLs to enhance business functionality as well as being a "go to" for fee earner support.

This role offers an attractive salary and flexible working.
 

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.