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About the Role

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).

Responsibilities

• Litigate cases to verdict, demonstrating superior use of trial skills and techniques.
• 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.
• Act in an ethical manner at all times.
• Ensure understanding of all compliance and regulatory requirements for the role by completing all necessary training and certifications.
• Ensure actions and outcomes meet local regulatory and supervisory approaches to ensure fair treatment of customers.
• Keep adequate records of all transactions undertaken with customers, brokers and all other parties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 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.

Skills

• Professional negligence
• Professional indemnity claims
• Alternative Business Structure (ABS) development and management
• Litigation
• Trial skills
• Legal research
• Drafting court documents
• Client relationship management
• Technology and automation in law practice
• File management
• Solicitors Regulation Authority Code of Conduct adherence
• Compliance and regulatory requirements
• Record keeping
• Interpersonal skills
• Legal writing
• Oral advocacy
• Presentation skills
• Legal issue analysis
• Collaboration
• Trial skills development
• Legal acumen
• Professional development
• Technical skills development
• Personal integrity
• Professionalism
• Ethical competency
• Research skills
• Negotiation skills
• Workload prioritization
• Organization
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Urgency
• Responsiveness

Location

• Manchester
• London

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior
• Some Post Qualification Experience (PQE)

Education Level

• University degree
• Fully qualified solicitor or a barrister in England and Wales

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance (single cover provided, option to add dependents at expense)
• Pension Plan (core contribution, increased company contribution with employee contribution)
• Holiday Entitlement (minimum 25 days annually, option to purchase additional days up to 35)
• Wellness Programme (tools, discounts, resources, mental health program with free professional counseling)
• Volunteer Encouragement (Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme)

About the Company

• Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other.
• One of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years.
• Culture rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration.
• More than 30,000 employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
• 10 Diversity Networks that celebrate culture and communities.
• Recognized by organizations such as G.I. Jobs and Military Times.
• Employees are valuable assets to their hometowns, volunteering for important causes each year.

Equal Opportunity

• Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.
• We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.