Solicitor
Job Introduction
The “Complex Property” team is part of the wider “Property” service line, which in turn sits within the firm’s “Claims Solutions Group”. The team acts for a large number of insurer clients, undertaking some of their highest value, highest profile and most challenging work.
The work falls into four broad categories: (i) subrogated recovery claims (typically over £300,000); (ii) defender public liability property damage claims; and (iii) insurance policy coverage (some of which is advisory) work and (iv) general commercial litigation. In short, the team deals with all manner of insurance related disputes involving problems arising out of fires, floods, storms, escapes of water, escapes of oil, explosions, impact damage, defective products, or construction (basically any way in which a property might become damaged).
The team operates across four locations: Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester. Whilst the role is Glasgow based, we would also consider applicants based anywhere in Scotland.
What’s in it for you?
- High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
- A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
- Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
- In person and remote social events
- Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
What you will do
- Reporting to the Team Partner.
- Manage a caseload under supervision.
- Work diligently and proactively, handling a varied workload in accordance with insurer client requirements.
- Build strong, trusted relationships with insurer clients and colleagues.
- Supervise and support junior colleagues.
- Act as a point of contact for clients, and colleagues in the wider business, in relation to Scottish claims, demonstrating an in-depth level of knowledge and skill.
- Demonstrate good financial management and housekeeping on own files.
- Support marketing and business development activities within the team (e.g. training, sometimes at client locations throughout the UK, or writing articles).
- Maintain an awareness of the firm’s core strategies and aims.
Who you are
- A solicitor qualified in Scotland with 2+years relevant post qualification litigation experience.
- Technically excellent with an aptitude for analysing difficult legal cases.
- Be highly organised and a confident negotiator and communicator with an outstanding eye for detail.
- Have experience in litigation generally, with demonstrable experience in managing a large and varied caseload in the Scottish courts and confident in liaising with counsel. loss adjusters and expert witnesses.
- Be proactive with a tenacious approach to identifying issues and solving problems.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Have experience of supervising and mentoring junior colleagues.
- Have excellent client relationship and client handling skills and able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues.
- Able to demonstrate a reasonable level of self-sufficiency, combined with an awareness of the boundaries of own competence/authority.
- Have an ability to adopt a commercial perspective.
- Team-orientated, and willing to share knowledge and support other members of the team and the wider firm.
- Directly relevant experience (e.g. recovery, liability, commercial litigation or insurance policy/advisory work) is desirable, but not essential, provided the candidate is enthusiastic and willing to learn.
- Demonstrates alignment with the firm’s cultural principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).
About DAC Beachcroft
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,900 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.
We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.
We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the ‘Leading Individual' rankings.
Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the ‘Excellence in Business Development’ and ‘Excellence in Technology & Innovation’ categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards – the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the ‘Crisis Management Team of the Year’ award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the ‘Business Development Innovation Award’ at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as ‘Cyber Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.
Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.
What you need to know about applying
At DAC Beachcroft, we don’t just accept your differences we celebrate them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are. We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.
We also want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
Note for Recruitment Agencies – the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable. Our recruitment team can be contacted at csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
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