Paralegal - Construction PI

Department:
Insurance, Financial & Professional Disputes – Construction PI

Location:
London

Role:
Paralegal

The Team
Our Construction Professional Indemnity (PI) team forms part of Clyde & Co's market-leading Professional and Financial Disputes practice. The team acts for a wide range of construction professionals and their insurers, including architects, engineers, design and build contractors, project managers, quantity surveyors and others, across all sectors of the construction industry.

Our lawyers have extensive experience advising on complex professional negligence claims, coverage issues, and policy disputes, as well as providing risk management and pre-claims advice. Working collaboratively across our UK and international offices, we provide clients with fast, effective, and strategic solutions to the complex challenges they face.

The Role
We are seeking a Paralegal to join our busy and growing Construction PI team. The role offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in high-quality professional indemnity work, supporting lawyers on complex, high-value disputes and pre-action matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting fee earners with case management across a variety of professional indemnity claims involving construction professionals.
• Reviewing and analysing evidence, expert reports, and technical documents.
• Preparing first drafts of correspondence, instructions to counsel and experts, and legal documents.
• Conducting legal research and preparing summaries or case analyses.
• Liaising with clients, insurers, counsel, and experts as required.
• Managing and maintaining case files, document bundles, and disclosure exercises.
• Supporting the team in the preparation of reports, case summaries, and management information for clients and insurers.
• Assisting with administrative tasks to ensure smooth running of matters.

Skills And Experience

• Previous paralegal experience within insurance, professional indemnity, or construction disputes is highly desirable.
• Strong organisational and case management skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive approach, with enthusiasm to learn and develop within a dynamic team environment.

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.

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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.