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Risk Lawyer

Location: 

GB

Department or practice area:  Risk Management

Taylor Wessing

 

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 

 

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Risk Management  team, with the addition of a Risk Lawyer.

 

The opportunity for you

 

This role will sit within the Risk Management team based in London.  The team supports the UK business and some of the firm's international offices.

 

We are seeking a Risk Lawyer to join the team and assist the Senior Risk Lawyers with claims and complaints as well as a wide range of risk and compliance related issues. This role will suit someone with a litigation background.  A candidate with some general compliance experience would be an advantage but not a prerequisite as training will be provided.

 

Key responsibilities

 

  • Assisting the Senior Risk Lawyer who works primarily on the firm's insurance programmes and related claim and complaints with:-
  • Notification, management and reporting of claims and liaising with the firm's insurers and brokers;
  • Renewals of the firm's insurances, including professional indemnity, cyber, management liability and general insurances;
  • Investigating and responding to client complaints.
  • Assisting with regulatory queries sent to the firm's risk management inbox;
  • Conducting research, particularly in relation to the firm's obligations under the SRA's Standards and Regulations;
  • Drafting risk related documents and policies and internal updates;
  • Assisting with training on a broad range of risk topics but with a focus on claims and complaints;
  • Helping to maintain all risk related registers and schedules;
  • Assisting with outgoing or incoming file transfers as partners leave and join the firm; and assisting lawyers with requests for the delivery up of files and papers.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

 

  • At least 2 years pqe with a focus on litigation.  Knowledge of and experience in professional negligence would be an advantage.   A broad range of skills required including the ability to analyse and advise on claims as well as assisting with collating and reviewing documents, preparing chronologies, preparing bundles, note taking and carrying out legal research.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to build trust within the business and the team.
  • Practical and able to provide clearly thought out, pragmatic and creative solutions.
  • Able to remain calm and professional when working under pressure.
  • Team- oriented and willing to assist others in the team when necessary.
  • Understands own limitations and able to ask for support. 

 

Benefits

 

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer; 

  • Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week) 
  • Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata). 
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child). 

 

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available. 

 

Our culture

 

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation.  We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.  We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

 

The way we work

 

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.  

 

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