Risk & Compliance Solicitor – Professional Indemnity, Claims & Complaints
📍 East Mids
💼 Hybrid working
We’re working with a brilliant, well-established UK law firm looking to add into their Risk & Compliance function, with a particular focus on professional negligence claims, professional indemnity insurance and client complaints.
This is a fabulous opportunity for a Solicitor, Professional Indemnity Lawyer or experienced legal risk professional looking to move into an internal law firm role, working closely with Partners and fee earners to manage claims, resolve complaints and reduce regulatory and reputational risk.
Perhaps you’re currently working in Professional Indemnity or Professional Negligence Litigation and would be interested in moving away from fee earning?
The Role?
You’ll have a particular focus on professional negligence claims, client complaints and professional indemnity matters, supporting the firm with:
About You?
We’re keen to speak with Solicitors, Lawyers and Risk & Compliance professionals who have experience in professional indemnity, professional negligence, claims handling or complaints management.
You should have:
✓ Experience handling professional negligence claims, professional indemnity matters or client complaints.
✓ An understanding of professional liability, claims management and associated regulatory risks.
✓ Knowledge of the SRA Standards and Regulations and Legal Ombudsman complaints processes.
✓ Strong investigation, legal analysis and problem-solving skills.
✓ Confidence working closely with Partners, fee earners, insurers and senior stakeholders.
✓ Excellent drafting skills, particularly in relation to complaint responses, claims correspondence and reports.
✓ A pragmatic and commercially aware approach to managing legal and regulatory risk.
Experience within a law firm, professional indemnity team or professional negligence practice would be particularly relevant.
What’s in it for you?
You’ll have the opportunity to use your legal expertise internally, working closely with the firm’s Partners and fee earners to manage claims and complaints, identify areas of risk and improve processes across the business.
⭐ Develop your career in specialist legal risk and compliance.
⭐ Apply your professional negligence and professional indemnity experience within an internal law firm function.
⭐ Work closely with Partners, senior stakeholders and professional indemnity insurers.
⭐ Gain exposure to regulatory compliance, professional conduct and risk management.
⭐ Play a key role in reducing claims exposure and improving the firm’s approach to complaints handling.
⭐ Generous holiday allowance, flexible working, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, annual pay reviews and more.
Interested?
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