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DAC Beachcroft

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1001 - 5000 employees

⚖️ Legal

🛡️ Insurance

🏥 Healthcare

Legal • Insurance • Healthcare

DAC Beachcroft is an international commercial law firm and advisor with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. The firm employs over 3,000 people and operates across multiple regions worldwide, offering legal services including dispute resolution, regulatory advice, transactional and commercial work, and industry-specialist counsel. DAC Beachcroft positions itself as a market leader in the global insurance sector and provides multidisciplinary expertise for health and social care clients, while also advising on real estate, financial services and technology matters. The firm emphasizes innovative delivery, use of technology (including AI and digital solutions), and a client-focused, multi-jurisdictional approach.

📋 Description

• Working within the Corporate Insurance & Risk (CIR) team, your caseload will be made up of a mixture of EL and PL claims, predominantly for corporate clients • Provide a timely, professional and high-quality service to corporate clients in the management of injury cases • Be responsible for effectively and commercially handling a varied caseload of EL and PL work with an appropriate level of supervision • Act as a trusted advisor for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience • Create value to clients, by identifying opportunities and delivering creative, bespoke legal solutions to support the challenges they face • Support marketing and business development activity within CIR (e.g. attending marketing events, delivering client training, clinics, meetings and entertainment activities) • Build an awareness of DAC Beachcroft's other services • Build effective internal and external networks • Maintain an awareness of the Firm's strategies and plans • Handle confidential information in line with the firms data security protocols • Potential for supervision and management responsibilities in the future • Comply with internal and external service level agreements • Record timely and accurate management information • Meet individual performance measures

🎯 Requirements

• Significant experience of dealing with pre-litigated fast track EL and PL claims is essential • Some experience in dealing with litigated EL and PL claims is preferable but not essential • Excellent relationship and client handling skills • Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build strong and long lasting relationships • Experience in dealing with Corporate clients, including representing the business at in-person meetings and entertaining clients where necessary • Commercial skills – The ability to recognise and the drive to develop a legitimate commercial opportunity, with support • An ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues • Analytical skills – The ability to critically look at factual evidence, identify key legal arguments and apply the same • IT skills - Be IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word • Prioritisation & Organisation skills – The ability to organise their own time, recognise what's a time pressure, what's important and when to ask for help • Resilience – The ability to stand their ground in a telephone negotiation and to receive feedback • Knowledge of using social media – to effectively market the CIR brand and offering • Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive)

🏖️ Benefits

• - High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance • - A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits) • - Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding • - In person and remote social events • - Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities