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Legal

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We are looking for an experienced Professional Negligence Lawyer to join our team as a Senior Fee Earner, based in either Manchester or London.

In this role, you will manage your own caseload of professional indemnity claims across a range of professionals, while also contributing to the development and management of our Alternative Business Structure (ABS).

The ideal candidate will have solid experience in professional negligence, ideally with exposure to defendant insurance work, and will be confident running their own caseload with minimal supervision.

Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company’s discretion.

What Will You Do?

• Litigate cases to verdict, demonstrating superior use of trial skills and techniques.
• Ability to independently handle a moderate caseload with moderate level of severity and complexity from case inception through to trial/resolution.
• Work under the guidance of the Head of Legal Practice in litigating complex and high exposure files.
• Conduct legal research as necessitated and supervise research projects delegated to Paralegals and Legal Secretaries.
• Independently draft interim motions, briefs, disclosure requests and other court documents.
• Attend court events and other appointments independently.
• Learn and understand client expectations in addition to the key department business goals of ABS and assist in meeting those goals.
• Handle and actively seek opportunities to become involved in special projects and on committees.
• Provide recommendations and case analysis to business partners on appropriate file handling strategy.
• Integrate legal support staff into the case handling process.
• Build and maintain superior internal and external client relationships.
• Complete all required administrative tasks including time reporting, closed cases, reports and other materials appropriate to performance of duties.
• Effectively make use of technology and automation in the practice of law.
• Adhere to all standards of excellence in file management.
• Strictly adhere to the principles, outcomes and indicative behaviours of the Solicitors Regulation Authority Code of Conduct.
• As an employee you are expected to act in an ethical manner at all times. You will ensure you understand all compliance and regulatory requirements for your role by completing all necessary training and certifications.
• As an employee we expect your actions and outcomes will at all times meet local regulatory and supervisory approaches to ensure fair treatment of our customers. You will ensure you keep adequate records of all transactions undertaken with customers, brokers and all other parties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Experience in insurance litigation is highly desirable.
• Experience in handling professional indemnity and financial risks cases is desired.
• Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Persuasive legal writing skills and oral advocacy skills.
• Ability to clearly and succinctly articulate position.
• Advanced presentation skills.
• Ability to analyse legal issues independently and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and others.
• Demonstrates desire to acquire effective trial skills with increased litigation complexity.
• Demonstrates superior legal acumen.
• Demonstrates personal commitment to professional development.
• Continued development of technical skills with the goal of handling the higher complexity/exposure cases.
• Personal integrity and adherence to a high degree of professionalism and ethical competency.
• Intermediate research skills.
• Intermediate negotiation skills.
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
• Decision making and problem solving abilities.
• Sense of urgency/responsiveness.

What is a Must Have?

• University degree.
• Fully qualified solicitor or a barrister in England and Wales.
• Some Post Qualification Experience (PQE).
• Must be authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Employment will be subject to authorisation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority if not already authorised.