Professional Indemnity Solicitor

Miller Grace is partnering with a Top Tier Top 40 Law Firm with offices in several key locations.They are currently hiring 2 Senior Professional Indemnity Lawyers (5+ years PQE) to join their Speciality Team in the North West.

The team is highly regarded for its expertise, the quality of its work and an eye-catching client list.Members of the team regularly deal with complex and high value litigation at the cutting edge of the professions they represent.The atmosphere is friendly and supportive with a history of mentoring and promotion at all levels of candidates who flourish as part of a team and relish the opportunity to make a difference.You will specialise in professional indemnity work and have experience in specifically defending claims against construction professionals.The Specialty team undertakes a broad range of substantial, challenging, largely contentious work.This includes defending claims against a wide variety of professional service providers (including architects, engineers and financial advisors); insurance policy coverage; insurance and reinsurance disputes; and claims relating to construction, property damage and aviationThe ideal candidate:• 5 years PQE plus (or equivalent)• Well established expertise in Professional Indemnity, particularly construction matters and architect claims• Experience of insurance litigation and policy coverage analysis is essential• Experience of professional risk claims relating to construction claims and reserving is essential• Experience of other professional risk claims is desirable• Understanding of commercial insurance policies, the insurance market, reporting arrangements, reserving philosophies, and the relationship between brokers, underwriters/insurers and lawyers is essential• Previous secondment to or employment with an insurance organisation would be advantageous

Benefits including but not limited to:

• Join a highly regarded Legal 500 Team
• Hybrid working
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Discounted gym and dental schemes

Please contact Grace Bolton at Miller Grace for more information on this role or apply to be immediately considered.