Associate/Sr Associate-Professional Negligence- Bristol-4+PQE

Overview

In this role you handle complex professional negligence disputes within a high-performing Bristol team. You will manage matters from inception to resolution, handling multi-track cases with autonomy while delivering commercially focused advice aligned to client and insurer objectives. You’ll mentor junior colleagues, uphold high standards of client care, and contribute to team performance and efficiency. The role offers hybrid or remote working, a clear path for progression, and opportunities to shape complex litigation and ADR outcomes. You will work closely with senior leadership to meet financial and operational targets and drive impactful outcomes for clients.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid or fully remote working options
• competitive salary and benefits package
• clear progression opportunities
• collaborative and supportive working environment
• well-established team
• quality and complex work

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex professional negligence matters from inception to resolution
• Handle multi-track, high-value disputes with autonomy
• Provide commercially focused advice aligned to client and insurer objectives
• Supervise and mentor junior colleagues
• Drive high standards of client care, technical quality and efficiency
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and team performance
• Collaborate with senior leadership to deliver on financial and operational targets
• Manage disputes through litigation, mediation and ADR where appropriate

Key requirements

• 4+ years PQE in Professional Negligence or complex litigation
• Strong experience handling multi-track, high-value disputes
• Excellent technical knowledge and litigation skills
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior colleagues (desirable)
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to deliver pragmatic advice
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach
• Strong communication and client relationship management skills

• communication
• mentoring
• commercial awareness
• professional negligence
• multi-track litigation
• ADR

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