The Property & Casualty team spans London and Bristol. We offer
unparalleled opportunities to work on high profile and high value
claims both domestically and internationally in a friendly and dynamic environment.
Members of the team regularly represent and advise clients on complex
coverage including fraud and claims under the Insurance Act 2015 and
CIDRA 2012. Team members are involved in all stages of claims,
including handling negotiations, trials and mediations in their own
right where appropriate.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a
number of Partners and lawyers within a vibrant and growing team. You
will be given the opportunity to develop as a lawyer, supervisor and manager.
The role
Our Property & Casualty (P&C) team is seeking an experienced
lawyer to be part of its vibrant, fast growing property insurance team
in London. The P&C team is part of the firm's Insurance Group and
has a well-established client base, acting for the vast majority of
household and commercial property Insurers in the market.
Fast paced, intellectually stimulating and with considerable
autonomy; this role will appeal to practitioners who enjoy dealing
with complicated points of law and innovative solutions but have a
strong sense of commerciality and enjoy working collaboratively with
clients and other members of the team. The role will involve running
and assisting senior team members with a case load of high value
coverage and/or fraud and/or subrogated recovery claims, as well as:
Managing a caseload of property insurance claims including
coverage and fraud issues.
Assisting senior team members on coverage and recovery claims.
Delivering high quality and timely output to clients, ensuring
high levels of client service and alignment with agreed working
practices and client service level agreements.
Working to develop an environment of constant improvement:
enthusiastically sharing with and helping others; and taking
responsibility for aspects of team development, such as intranet
pages, training and induction, process improvement etc.
Capturing and collating required Management Information in
accordance with agreed practice for clients.
Contributing to the development and improvement of the team's
service, support, processes and procedures.
Knowledge, skills and experience
Circa 2+ years of PQE or equivalent relevant expertise.
A strong grounding in Property insurance, including coverage and
fraud issues.
Able to deliver legal and commercial solutions and establishes
collaborative working relationships with clients and colleagues to
provide an outstanding client experience.
Supports the team to manage the client experience, develops
trusted relationships and interacts with clients confidently to
achieve the best outcome for the client.
Committed to business development to further grow your network and
the practice.
Able to work efficiently and commercially and understands the
importance of financial hygiene.
Collaborative and works effectively in a team.
Excellent communication skills.
Understands how to develop junior team members and support their ambitions.
Committed to being part of a supportive, inclusive and
collaborative firm culture.
Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
We are problem solvers. Whether in front of clients or behind the
scenes. To solve problems creatively for clients, we need diverse
collaborative thinking; drawing on different experiences, backgrounds
and perspectives. That means that everyone who either applies to, or
works for, the firm is treated equitably. Webelieve in removing
barriers to equal access not least because our people define us and
define what we do. If you need support and adjustments to do your best
work, whether that's during the recruitment process or throughout your
time at RPC, we're here to help.
Flexible working that supports your commitments outside of work is an
important part of our culture and, where possible, we will support
this across all roles. Please get in touch with our recruitment team
if you have any questions about our hybrid working approach or
flexible working policy.
