Professional Indemnity Solicitor
Description du poste
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Residential Conveyancer – London
I’m currently working with a leading international law firm seeking to recruit a Professional Indemnity Solicitor to join its highly regarded Professional & Commercial Risk team in Leeds.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Junior Lawyer looking to build a career in professional indemnity work, gaining exposure to high-quality, complex matters within a collaborative and supportive environment. The firm is well known for delivering top-tier insurance litigation work while maintaining a genuinely flexible approach to hybrid working.
The Role
You will join a busy and growing team acting for insured professionals and major insurers in the defence of professional negligence claims, alongside providing advice on policy coverage, recovery and wider strategic issues.
The role offers a broad and varied caseload, as well as the opportunity to work closely with experienced Senior Lawyers on more complex matters.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with and managing a mixed caseload of professional negligence claims against a wide range of professionals
- Handling both pre-action and litigated matters
- Reviewing documentation to analyse key issues and determine next steps
- Managing disclosure exercises and drafting witness statements
- Supporting senior fee earners on complex and high-value claims
- Liaising directly with experts and counsel
- Assisting with alternative dispute resolution processes, including mediation
To be considered for this role, you will:
- Be a qualified Solicitor with 1+ PQE
- Have a genuine interest in Professional Indemnity/professional liability work
- Ideally have completed a seat in professional indemnity or a relevant transferable area (e.g. defendant personal injury, commercial litigation, property litigation, or contentious probate)
- Demonstrate strong client handling and communication skills
- Be capable of managing a caseload with appropriate supervision
- Have excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills
- Take a proactive and flexible approach to your work
- Be a collaborative team player with a willingness to learn and develop
- Be motivated to contribute to a high-performing and ambitious team
The Firm
This is a globally recognised law firm with a strong reputation across the insurance sector and a broad international presence.
The firm acts for a wide range of clients including leading insurers, corporates and public sector organisations. You will benefit from exposure to high-calibre work and the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across multiple jurisdictions.
Despite its scale, the firm is known for its supportive and inclusive culture, where Junior Lawyers are given responsibility early on and are supported in their long-term career development.
Working Environment & Benefits
- Leeds-based role with flexible hybrid working
- A strong commitment to work-life balance and agile working
- Exposure to high-quality, complex insurance litigation work
- Structured training and development opportunities
- Clear progression pathways within a growing team
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Inclusive, collaborative and forward-thinking culture
The firm is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Applications are assessed purely on merit.
For a confidential discussion about this Professional Indemnity Solicitor opportunity in Leeds, please apply directly via the link or contact Rachael Atherton at G2 Legal Recruitment for a confidential discussion.
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⭐ Open your Personal Statement with your Solicitor qualification and PQE level, as the advert explicitly requires a qualified Solicitor with 1+ PQE — make this immediately visible.
📊 Quantify your caseload experience: e.g. 'Managed a mixed caseload of 40+ professional negligence files simultaneously, including pre-action and litigated matters'.
🎯 Highlight any seat or experience in professional indemnity, defendant personal injury, commercial litigation, property litigation, or contentious probate — the advert lists these as directly transferable and will be screened for them.
📝 Dedicate a CV bullet to disclosure exercises and witness statement drafting, as these are explicitly listed responsibilities — use specific examples such as document volumes reviewed or complexity of matters handled.
🤝 Reference experience liaising with counsel and external experts, as the advert specifically calls this out — even one concrete example (e.g. 'Instructed and briefed leading counsel on a £500k professional negligence claim') will differentiate your application.
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- •Managed a caseload of 35 professional negligence and commercial litigation files simultaneously, progressing 12 matters from pre-action correspondence through to trial preparation within a 14-month period.
- •Led disclosure exercises across 3 high-value defendant personal injury claims, reviewing over 2,000 documents and producing disclosure lists compliant with CPR Part 31, reducing review time by 20% through structured document management.
- •Drafted 8 witness statements for use in County Court and High Court proceedings, liaising directly with counsel and expert witnesses to ensure factual accuracy and procedural compliance across claims valued up to £750,000.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
G2 Legal's instruction for a Professional Indemnity Solicitor within the Professional & Commercial Risk team at a leading international law firm is precisely the direction I want my practice to develop — which is why I am applying without hesitation. With 1+ PQE and hands-on experience managing disclosure exercises and drafting witness statements in litigated matters, I am well placed to contribute from day one.
My background in commercial litigation has given me a solid grounding in pre-action protocols, CPR compliance, and client-facing advisory work, including direct liaison with counsel and expert witnesses. I have managed mixed caseloads under appropriate supervision, consistently meeting court deadlines while maintaining thorough analytical standards across complex documentation reviews.
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Techniques
- ›How would you approach reviewing documentation to identify key issues in a professional negligence claim at the pre-action stage?
- ›Can you walk us through your experience managing a disclosure exercise, including the steps you take to ensure completeness and accuracy?
- ›What is your understanding of the difference between policy coverage advice and a defence on the merits in a professional indemnity matter?
- ›How do you approach drafting a witness statement, and what steps do you take to ensure it complies with CPR requirements?
- ›What transferable skills from defendant personal injury or commercial litigation do you consider most relevant to professional indemnity work, and why?
Comportementales
- ›Tell me about a time you managed competing deadlines across multiple files — how did you prioritise and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a key legal issue in a matter that others had overlooked. What did you do and what was the result?
- ›Give an example of a time you worked closely with a senior lawyer on a complex matter. What was your contribution and what did you learn?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to communicate difficult advice to a client or insurer. How did you handle it and what was the response?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to a change in strategy on a case. How did you manage the transition and what was the outcome?
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Tell me about a time you managed competing deadlines across multiple files — how did you prioritise and what was the outcome?
Describe a situation where you identified a key legal issue in a matter that others had overlooked. What did you do and what was the result?
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