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

Overview

In this role you will manage complex professional negligence matters and support the team to deliver high-quality outcomes. You will handle multi-track, high-value disputes with autonomy while aligning advice to client and insurer objectives. The role emphasizes collaboration, client care, and ongoing improvement within a forward-thinking firm. You will work closely with senior leaders to meet financial and operational targets and contribute to the growth of the professional negligence practice.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid or fully remote working options
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing department
• Collaborative and supportive working environment
• High-quality and complex work within a well-established team

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex professional negligence matters from start to resolution
• Handle multi-track, high-value disputes with independence
• Provide commercially focused advice aligned to client and insurer objectives
• Supervise, mentor and support junior colleagues
• Maintain 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
• Ensure efficient case management and favorable commercial outcomes
• Manage disputes through litigation, mediation and ADR as 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

• clear and effective communication
• proactive problem solving
• collaborative teamwork
• professional negligence
• complex litigation
• multi-track disputes

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