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About the Role
Advise on coverage issues and disputes across a variety of lines of business for both insurance and reinsurance teams. Work alongside experienced lawyers during an exciting stage of company growth.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and coverage advice to the claims team across multiple lines of business at all stages of the claims process, including litigation, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, and settlement negotiations.
- Manage the instruction of external counsel.
- Provide drop-in/surgery style advice to the claims team and underwriters on a range of coverage and claims-related issues.
- Monitor and marshal management information relating to claims advisory work for the legal team.
- Assist the business in contentious document management exercises.
- Support the business by researching and monitoring insurance and claims-related developments and know-how.
- Provide engaging training to the business on legal and claims-related topics.
- Communicate and negotiate effectively with external parties (brokers, clients, external counsel, regulators, etc.), building strong relationships of trust.
- Utilise modern technology to provide innovative solutions to the legal and claims teams on contentious issues.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer (at least 2+ PQE) with prior experience advising on claims or litigation either in a general or line-specific capacity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Robust and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of insurance law.
- An understanding of the influences of the insurance market on the negotiation of terms.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
- Sound judgement and ability to analyse complex matters and technical information.
- Well-rounded interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organisation.
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships within Convex’s legal and claims departments and across all business functions.
- A desire to responsibly embrace technology and AI to focus on strategic, value add and judgement based work.
Skills
- Claims advisory
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Settlement negotiations
- External counsel management
- Coverage advice
- Claims-related issues
- Document management
- Research
- Know-how monitoring
- Training
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Relationship building
- Technology utilisation
- AI utilisation
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
Experience Level
- 2+ PQE
Education Level
- Qualified lawyer
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- 30 days Annual Leave
- Birthday Leave
- 10% Employer Pension Contribution
- Private Health Insurance Medical Cover
- Group Income Protection
- Life Assurance Cover
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Annual Health Check
- 3 days of Volunteer Leave each year
- £1,300 to spend on learning & wellbeing
- Give as You Earn
- Cycle to Work
- Season Ticket Loan