Legal Director – Disease – Bristol – Senior Level PQE

Overview

In this role you lead high‑value disease claims and provide strategic, commercially focused guidance to insurers and corporate clients. You’ll mentor the disease team, drive process efficiency, and shape growth for the Bristol practice within a global firm. You’ll handle complex litigation across EL/PL and legacy disease risks, while contributing to knowledge sharing and business development. This is a chance to influence major disease portfolios and work in a collaborative, high‑performing environment.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• permanent full-time role
• competitive salary range 90,000 – 125,000 (depending on experience)
• opportunity to work on high-value matters
• collaborative firm culture

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex, high value disease claims including EL/PL and legacy/emerging disease risks
• Provide strategic, commercially focused advice to insurer and corporate clients
• Act as trusted adviser, building long term client relationships
• Ensure matters managed efficiently, profitably and in line with SLAs and firm standards
• Supervise and mentor associates, senior associates and wider team members
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, technical training and thought leadership
• Support business development initiatives, pitches and tenders
• Assist with client relationship management and cross selling opportunities
• Contribute to seminars, publications and client training
• Promote a positive, inclusive and high performance team culture
• Support strategic objectives of the Disease practice
• Collaborate with colleagues across national and international offices

Key requirements

• England & Wales qualified solicitor with significant PQE in disease litigation
• Strong background acting for insurers and/or large corporate defendants
• Proven ability to manage complex caseloads with limited supervision
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and advocacy support skills
• Strong commercial awareness and client focused approach
• Experience supervising and developing junior lawyers
• Desirable: experience leading or contributing to major group claims or legacy disease portfolios
• Desirable: involvement in business development or client relationship management
• Desirable: sector knowledge aligned with insurance and related markets

• client relationship management
• mentoring and leadership
• commercial awareness
• disease litigation expertise
• EL/PL claims handling
• legacy disease portfolios

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