Associate/Sr Associate – Financial & Professional Risk – Exeter

Overview

In this role you will contribute to a Tier 1 financial and professional risk team by handling complex professional indemnity and coverage disputes for insurers, brokers and professional services clients. You will manage your own caseload across courts, engage in ADR and settlement negotiations, and build strong insurer relationships while supporting team development. The role offers exposure to high-quality, varied disputes and opportunities to advance within a nationally recognised practice. This is a chance to shape outcomes in insurance litigation and related dispute resolution.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• wellbeing focus
• career progression
• supportive, inclusive culture
• nationally recognised Tier 1 team

Responsibilities

• Defend and advise on complex professional indemnity and coverage disputes for insurers, brokers and professional services clients
• Manage own caseload across County Court, High Court and relevant tribunals
• Engage in ADR and settlement negotiations; handle FOS complaints where applicable
• Build and maintain strong relationships with insurers and clients
• Contribute to team development and business growth initiatives
• Ensure timely delivery and quality of legal advice across disputes

Key requirements

• Experience in professional indemnity, insurance litigation or commercial disputes
• Strong CPR knowledge (costs, Part 36, disclosure, experts)
• Commercial, clear and practical approach to advice
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage deadlines
• Detail-focused, proactive and keen to develop as a specialist insurance lawyer

• Communication
• Relationship building
• Deadline management
• Professional indemnity
• Insurance litigation
• CPR knowledge (costs, Part 36, disclosure, experts)

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