Professional Negligence - Senior Associate

About The Role

These are exciting times at ARAG Law, where we are going through a period of sustained growth across our litigation teams. This is a great time to join a hard-working and friendly group of around 60 lawyers who together make up the Complex Litigation unit at ARAG Law. We are now seeking a Senior Associate who is keen to manage a varied caseload of mainly claimant based professional negligence matters across a range of professions (to include solicitors, barristers, surveyors and accountants), acting on behalf of individuals and business clients.

Why us?

ARAG Law has a unique and compelling business model which sets us apart from other mid-sized firms.

The insurance arm of ARAG underwrites legal expenses insurance and has millions of customers across the UK. When customers face a legal problem, whether a contract, property, employment or personal injury dispute, their legal cover gives them access to a panel of skilled lawyers to help resolve those disputes. ARAG Law sits at the heart of that panel, and therefore benefits from a steady influx of cases every year from the insurance group.

Only a stone's throw from Bristol Temple Meads station, we have newly refurbished and modern city centre offices. Our staff are at the heart of everything we do, and we support flexible working options, and are happy to discuss part time hours for these opportunities.

In addition to a steady supply of high quality litigation from the ARAG Insurance Group, we offer a highly competitive benefits package including a generous pension, group income and legal protection and a host of products aimed at wellbeing, including a Sports and Social club and discounted gym memberships.

More about the team:

Headed up by Rina Gokani Thomas, you will join a highly-skilled and supportive team specialising in intermediate and multi-track professional negligence claims as well as ancillary claims arising from these cases including property misrepresentation claims. The professional negligence team sits within the larger Complex Litigation unit headed up by a partner, Will Ellerton.

As a team we are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do. There is a genuine commitment to giving our people early responsibility and you will regularly run cases from inception to ADR or trial and oversee others doing the same.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced solicitor or legal executive with additional practice rights who can take responsibility for the running of a caseload of intermediate and multi-track professional negligence files involving claims against a range of professionals, including solicitors, barristers, surveyors, valuers and accountants. Experience of property misrepresentation claims is also advantageous. We are looking for a candidate who has experience in the law of professional negligence as well as all aspects of litigation, alternative dispute resolution and the applicable pre action protocols. As well as running their own caseload, this role may involve the supervision of at least one more junior lawyer.

In addition, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience of providing technical legal supervision to more junior fee earners;
• Experience of managing or supporting junior employees to ensure delivery of their objectives;
• Excellent written and verbal communication and attention to detail;
• A clear and demonstrable understanding of the SRA Code of Conduct;
• Experience of/willingness to use and develop Management Information for the purpose of managing and enhancing performance;

At ARAG we encourage our people to work flexibly and achieve a work life balance that works for them. In return for your commitment we will offer you generous remuneration and a benefits package to include:

• Private Medical Insurance
• 27 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
• Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions
• Group Income Protection for all employees
• Group Legal Protection for all employees
• Both European Motor Assistance and Home Emergency Assistance
• Salary sacrifice benefits including a Cycle scheme
• A comprehensive wellbeing programme including an employee Health Cash Plan
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners