Professional Indemnity Lawyer
3 days ago
Application Deadline: 7 January 2026
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Birmingham
Description Role: Professional Indemnity Lawyer Salary: Discussed upon initial application Contract type: Permanent Location: Birmingham
Professional Indemnity Team at Keoghs
Keoghs' Professional Indemnity team in Birmingham are looking for an experienced individual with prior experience in defending ProFin claims. Areas of expertise in claims against solicitors, accountants, surveyors.
Our Birmingham team adds to our successful Professional Indemnity offering in Liverpool and London and has an excellent reputation. It is ranked highly in both Chambers and Legal 500.
The successful individual will work closely with the Partner and her team on high value and multi-party claims, as well as running smaller value claims themselves. There are excellent opportunities for professional development, client interaction & secondments with insurers as well as developing on to deal with their own high value, complex claims over time.
This is an opportunity where the team members are willing to invest their time and expertise in making this a long and successful career for the right candidate in the competitive area of Professional Indemnity.
Key Responsibilities The successful lawyer will be accountable for the following:
- Reviewing documents and preparing reports
- Handling your own smaller matters
- Liaising with the Insured and Insurers
- Dealing with disclosure
- Reviewing evidence
- Conducting investigations
- Instructing Counsel/Experts
- Research
- Drafting generally
- Attending conferences and trials/ disciplinary hearings with Counsel
- Dealing with routine correspondence
- Court appointments
- Ensuring compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct and relevant Service Standards
- Taking part in seminars/ training for insurer clients
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise What you'll have:
- Previous defendant professional indemnity experience 0-3 years
- Legal qualification required i.e. Solicitor / FILEX
- A sound knowledge and understanding of the types of disputes handled by the department and claims handled by the department's insurer clients
- An ability to prioritise workload
- An ability to communicate in writing and prepare succinct and concise reports
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Ability to work with case management systems
- The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers
Should you wish for an informal discussion prior to your application please do not hesitate to reach out. We look forward to your application.
Benefits Working at Keoghs as part of The Davies Group, you will receive a host of benefits that can be flexed to suit your needs:
- Hybrid working 1 day minimum per week in office
- Entry into the Davies Incentive Plan
- Private medical insurance
- Permanent health insurance
- Critical illness cover
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Holidays 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days), holidays rise to 26 days after 5 years' service and 27 days after 10 years' service
- Death In Service – after 1 year
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Cycle to Work Scheme, Tech Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Gym Flex
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