Insurance Litigation Specialist

22 hours ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Weightmans Full time

We are seeking an experienced Insurance Litigation Specialist to join our team in London. This is a unique opportunity to work with a leading law firm and contribute to the success of our clients.

About the Role

The successful candidate will have 3-6 years' PQE and experience in insurance litigation, policy coverage analysis, and professional risk claims. You will be responsible for managing cases, preparing reports and correspondence, advising clients, and liaising with experts, witnesses, counsel, and other parties.

This role requires strong analytical and legal skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a commercial, solution-driven approach. You will also need to be able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist partners and senior lawyers with their caseloads
  • Proactively manage cases with supervision
  • Prepare detailed and technical reports, correspondence, and court documents
  • Advising clients on issues of liability and coverage
  • Liaise with insurer and insured clients, experts, witnesses, counsel, and other parties
  • Ensure compliance with client service level agreements, relevant policies, and procedures
  • Support business development initiatives
  • Complete management information
  • Delegate tasks to and develop trainees and paralegals
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • 3-6 years' PQE or equivalent
  • Experience in insurance litigation and policy coverage analysis
  • Experience in professional risk claims
  • Understanding of commercial insurance policies, the insurance market, reporting arrangements, reserving philosophies, and the relationship between brokers, underwriters/insurers, and lawyers
  • Able to work to deadlines/targets, prioritise and manage a caseload, and work under pressure to deliver effective solutions
  • Able to work well as part of a team and on your own initiative
  • Commercial, solution-driven, and client-focused approach
  • Strong legal and analytical skills and an eye for detail
  • Excellent organisation and time-management skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a positive attitude
  • Excellent IT skills
What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career development. The estimated salary for this role is around £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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