Job Description
What’s in it for you?
- Work across complex financial lines, D&O and professional indemnity matters for major corporate and insurer clients.
- Gain exposure to high-value defence, coverage and litigated indemnity disputes.
- Work directly with a highly regarded Partner group and take an active role across all stages of matters.
- Build strong client relationships and gain increasing autonomy as you progress.
- Excellent opportunity for career development and progression within a leading international practice.
About your new employer:
- Acts for major insurers, financial institutions, directors, officers and corporate clients on complex and high-value disputes.
- Offers exposure to a well-established Sydney insurance team handling complex professional liability, coverage and corporate insurance disputes.
- Combines the resources and quality of work of an international firm with a collaborative team and accessible Partners.
- Provides strong mentoring, genuine responsibility and clear progression opportunities.
- Known for its technical expertise, longstanding client relationships and high-quality insurance litigation work.
About the role:
You will work across a broad range of financial lines, D&O, professional indemnity and insurance litigation matters, including:
- Financial lines and professional indemnity disputes.
- Directors & Officers claims and litigation.
- Complex insurance coverage and indemnity disputes.
- Defence litigation for insurer and corporate clients.
- Warranty & indemnity matters.
- Construction and engineering.
- Large-scale, multi-party and cross-border disputes.
- Working closely with Counsel, experts and key client stakeholders.
- Developing client relationships and taking increasing responsibility for matters.
The ideal candidate:
- 2+ years’ PQE.
- Experience in financial lines, D&O, professional indemnity, insurance litigation or commercial litigation.
- Insurance coverage experience will be highly regarded but is not essential.
- Strong litigation, drafting and analytical skills.
- Comfortable working on technically complex and high-value disputes.
- Strong commercial awareness and client relationship skills.
- Able to manage competing priorities and work both autonomously and collaboratively.
- For more senior candidates, experience supervising or delegating work will be advantageous.
If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.
Why work with us?
- We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
- You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
- We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
- Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year. Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector.
Contact Harriet today!
Please quote reference number HJ/59133
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