Associate / Senior Associate - Insurance Disputes - #1677851

Associate/Senior Associate – Insurance Disputes – Birmingham - Permanent – Full time

The role

What does the role involve?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Associate to join the team on a permanent basis. You will provide a wide range of general and specialist insurance coverage and claims defence advice requiring excellent knowledge of the Birmingham insurance market, Lloyds regulatory issues, coverage and policy interpretation as well as up to date knowledge of court and dispute resolution process ad strategy. You will have excellent team working and leadership skills, have managed a team and be familiar with a variety of leadership tools and strategies.

You will ideally have some experience of the insurance market (but not essential) as well as up to date pre-action and litigation procedure knowledge.

The Team

This Is An Opportunity To Join The Leading And Prestigious Professional Indemnity Team In The West Midlands, Ranked As No1 In The Legal Directories. You Will Be Working In a Team Of Lawyers Defending a Broad Range Of Professional Indemnity Claims Against

• solicitors and barristers
• construction professionals including architects, surveyors, engineers, design & build contractors
• financial professionals such as accountants, insolvency practitioners, IFAs, trustees, pension advisers
• insurance brokers
  
  

The team also handles a significant number of coverage investigations for insurers.

The team is part of the firm-wide Insurance Disputes NSL, which is headed up by Niall Innes, and supported by a professional support lawyer. You will be primarily supporting the local professional indemnity partners – Angus Turner, Neil Frankland, James Thompson and David Gooding. You will also work with other partners in the Insurance Disputes NSL on specific projects or as part of a wider client service team.

The person

What skills and attributes would I need?

Essential

• Good academics
• Excellent written English and ability to produce clear, logical drafting
• Numeracy skills
• Negotiation skills
• Lateral thinking and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with evidence of leadership experience
• Flexibility to work with and supervise team members
• Effective time and matter management and a systematic approach to work
• Proactive team player
• IT literacy
• Good research skills
  
  

An enthusiasm for marketing with clients and multipliers

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The Benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! We're also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and were recently awarded Platinum Investors in People.

and finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website .