Legal Director - Property Damage

The role

DWF is hiring a Legal Director in their Commercial Insurance team in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, or Birmingham. This role is for an experienced lawyer with a strong interest in property damage work, focusing on managing a caseload of complex insurance property related disputes.

What you'll do

• Manage your own caseload of property related claims
• Understand client requirements and manage cases in line with service level agreements and best practice
• Analyse risk and further develop sound judgement enabling the justification of decisions to clients internally and externally
• Prioritise work effectively and to maximise efficiency in working practices
• Understand individual role in the context of the practice group and pro-actively seek to contribute to increased efficiency in developing a case load appropriate to level of technical, legal knowledge
• Build working relationships internally and externally in order to develop business networks and create a solid understanding of the Firm’s direction and client needs
• Provide support and act as the 'go to person' for more junior members in the team

What we're looking for

Benefits