Our Commercial Insurance team is looking for an insurance litigator at Associate level (3 yr PQE+) to join them in Manchester or Leeds.
This national team, led by partner Susie Wakefield in London, works on a wide range of insurance and reinsurance disputes and advisory mandates. The collaborative, dynamic team operates across London, Reading and Manchester.
In this role, in addition to supporting the national team more widely, you will primarily be working alongside Manchester based partner Richard Marshall on a range of advisory and contentious insurance work, in particular structural / property insurance, product liability, misrepresentation and breach of warranty. We are looking for candidates with an insurance litigation background and would be particularly interested to hear from those with a property and construction insurance experience.
We can offer you a positive, supportive culture with opportunities for development and progression. The role is likely to involve a mix of home and office working.
The Team
The wider Dispute Resolution & Litigation services team holds highly skilled specialists with the expertise to solve whatever contentious problem you are facing.
The team covers a broad range of specialisms including commercial litigation, international arbitration, insurance, regulatory, contract disputes, fraud, professional negligence, public procurement challenges, IT, and lending and banking disputes.
The team has an enviable client base and regularly represents a wide range of clients from FTSE250 to high net worth individuals.
The firm
We are a top 40 law firm with over 200 partners and around 1,600 staff in total. We have 13 locations in the UK and a significant international network.
We champion diversity and inclusion, and our mission is to attract and nurture a diverse group of people and to create an environment and culture that is genuinely inclusive, in which every member of staff feels valued for their contribution. We have been awarded Gold status in the Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter in recognition of our commitment to this. We were also the first major law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People and this year we achieved the Platinum Standard accreditation.
For more information about us and the culture that drives us, click here.
We are a values-driven business – our values are at the core of the firm and we evaluate how we behave in accordance with these values through a competency framework. This role is considered to be at competency Level 2 or 3 in our internal framework, depending on experience.
If you have any queries about this prospect or life at Shoosmiths before deciding whether to apply, we are always happy to have a confidential discussion with you so please get in touch with Rachel Charlton in our recruitment team (Rachel.charlton@shoosmiths.co.uk). |