Associate - Professional Indemnity Construction

Department: Global London - Professional & Financial Lines

Location: London

Description We are looking to recruit an Associate to join our highly regarded Construction Professional Indemnity (PI) team. This is an exciting opportunity to help grow a key part of the firm’s insurance and construction disputes offering, working closely with colleagues nationally and internationally.

Key Responsibilities Based in our London office, the successful candidate will join a prestigious and expanding Construction PI practice. You will work on complex, high‑value matters involving a broad range of construction professionals and insurers, including:

• Defending claims brought against construction professionals such as architects, engineers, design & build contractors, project managers, quantity surveyors and specialist consultants.
• Acting for major insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates and global brokers.
• Advising on policy coverage, notifications and strategic claims management.
• Managing disputes involving alleged professional negligence, errors in design, cost overruns, defective work, delay, oversight and project management failures.
• Supporting insurers and insureds on risk mitigation and pre‑action strategy.
• Handling formal dispute resolution processes including litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation and negotiated settlements.

You will be part of a collaborative London-based team while working closely with colleagues across the UK and internationally on multi‑jurisdictional matters.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise We are seeking a candidate with the following:

• 4–7+ years PQE with a strong track record in Construction Professional Indemnity and/or professional negligence litigation.
• Experience acting for insurers or insureds in PI disputes (construction sector experience preferred).
• Strong understanding of construction processes, professional duties and technical documentation.
• Excellent legal analysis, drafting and case management skills.
• Confidence in dealing directly with insurer clients and construction professionals on day‑to‑day matters.
• A team‑focused approach with a willingness to share knowledge, supervise junior colleagues and contribute to team development.
• Strong commercial awareness and willingness to engage in client development and wider business strategy to support growth of the Construction PI practice.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.

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