The Role
Department: Insurance Financial Professional Disputes - Construction Professional Indemnity
Location: London
Role: Permanent
The Team
Our professional liability lawyers have extensive experience of acting for construction professionals and their insurers across all industry sectors. Our international team works together to provide fast and effective solutions to the complex claims that clients find themselves challenged with.
This role will include advising and defending DCB contractors, engineers, architects, project managers, surveyors and other consultants and their insurers on claims and risk management issues. This involves resolving construction disputes, errors and omissions, defects claims and financial disputes as well as all aspects of construction insurance.
Essential Skills & Experience
We are looking for an experienced associate with a background in Construction Professional Indemnity to join our leading team in London.
The successful candidate will deal with all facets of contentious construction and construction-related professional indemnity and liability insurance work.
- We are ideally looking for a candidate at 2+ PQE who has relevant post qualification experience with a leading firm. Please note that our PQE levels are a guide, and all suitable candidates will be considered.
- The successful candidate should have good knowledge and experience in construction claims.
- Must be a qualified solicitor. Successful completion of a Training Contract (or equivalent) and relevant education (Legal Practice Course; Graduate Diploma in Law (if non-Law graduate).
- The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practising solicitors to have a practising certificate; and
- All solicitors and registered European lawyers in legal practice or employment in England C Wales must comply with the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's continuing professional development scheme (CPD Scheme)
The Firm
When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.
Our Commitment
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.
A Note on Privacy
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This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.
