Solicitor/Associate - Construction Professional Indemnity

Department: Professional and Commercial Risk

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh

Description

We are seeking a talented Solicitor to join our highly regarded Professional Indemnity Team, with a particular focus on construction-related professional indemnity claims. The Team is experiencing significant growth driven by both an expanding client base and increasing demand from our existing clients, creating an exciting opportunity for a motivated lawyer to become part of a thriving practice.

In this role, you will play an integral part in the continued success and development of the team, in collaboration with our wider practice nationally and, where required, internationally. You will have the opportunity to contribute to high-profile matters, build strong client relationships and support the team's ambitious growth strategy.

Our team acts for many of the UK and global insurers, working on joint defence retainers with Insured professionals such as architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, contract administrators, project managers, M&E engineers, contractors and subcontractors. We also advise Insurers directly on complex policy coverage issues arising from construction disputes.

The construction disputes market remains exceptionally active, and our team is involved in some of the most complex and technically challenging professional indemnity claims in the Scottish market. We encourage all team members to build their own client relationships, providing genuine opportunities to contribute to business development for the successful candidate to progress their career.

Key Responsibilities

• With appropriate Partner or senior lawyer supervision, building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, delivering clear, commercial and pragmatic advice, keeping stakeholders informed of strategy, risks and developments
• Working on a varied caseload of construction-related professional indemnity claims on behalf of a wide range of construction professionals
• Assisting insurers with coverage issues under construction professional indemnity policies, with appropriate partner supervision, and helping to identify key policy and indemnity considerations early
• Handling appropriate matters from initial instruction through pre-action and litigated stages, including drafting correspondence and pleadings, managing evidence, and supporting clients with real-time project issues where required
• Taking day-to-day ownership of files, while supporting Partners and senior lawyers on larger matters
• Contributing to the resolution of disputes through ADR
• Instructing and liaising with experts and Counsel, including helping to scope instructions, manage timetables and ensure advice is implemented effectively.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Professional indemnity and/or construction expertise
• Strong relationship and client handling skills, commensurate with experience
• The ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day-to-day issues
• An appropriate level of self-sufficiency, managing a caseload commensurate with experience
• Change oriented, with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives
• Team-oriented and collegiate, with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team
• A willingness to work hard as part of a highly ambitious and driven team

Additional Information

As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage (including the application, assessment or interview process), please contact recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com in confidence with the vacancy reference in the subject line, and we'll be happy to help.