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DEFENDANT PI PARTNERS - LEEDS, MANCHESTER, LONDON

Employer
Brooke Thornham Consulting
Location
Leeds
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
3 Aug 2018
Reference
TBJ7430

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Practice area
Personal injury, Professional negligence
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
Partner
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

DEFENDANT PI PARTNERS - LEEDS, MANCHESTER, LONDON

Our client is one of the UKs leading insurance firms, with total headcount of over 1000 employees focused entirely on the insurance market serviced by a UK office network including London. By virtue of its acute market focus this is a non-political firm without the stresses which the majority of other players experience between their insurance offerings and the commercial divisions of their brands. In this firm there is no "us and them", and there is a refreshing absence of red tape in comparison to anyone else in the defendant PI market. This should be a valuable differentiator for prospective lateral hire Partners who relish being the core and the future direction of the business instead of risking being on the periphery as brands go international and chase commercial law expansion.

In an interesting market this firm is feeling very good about its market footprint, its service lines, its client relationships and the resources and market opportunities available to it in the UK defendant PI market. Their client base includes all the main UK insurers, also self insureds and public sector organaisations, and they have a notable strength in acting for retail clients. They invest in technology, and very much focus on adding value to clients and balancing quality of service with getting commercial results in what is clearly a figures-sensitive industry.

Whilst the firm has a solid London office (handling Lloyds work and other higher value specialist niche areas) the majority of their lawyers are outside London as is their HQ. Their strongest section of the market is the sub-£2million value work, so as part of their strategic growth they want to make lateral partner hires of known names in the Defendant PI market at the higher end, definitely upwards of £1million value claims. In particular Professional Indemnity or Disease would figure highly on this firms hit list, but all casualty areas are of genuine interest. A following of some sort will be expected, but this firm still believes at that end of the market this is not unreasonable.

This firm has some equity available for distribution in the short term so they're looking to make serious investments on merit of a business case. And at the senior management level there will be space in the next 2-5 years for people wanting board level responsibility so again those prospects are unusual in an established leading firm.

Please contact us in confidence to discuss this unique and exciting opportunity at Partner level with a firm which is very much at fighting weight and in a financially strong position in a challenging insurance market.



Brooke Thornham Consulting advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the level of experience required for the role and this does not prohibit applications from candidates who are able to demonstrate the necessary skills and experience. We aim to respond to enquiries as soon as possible but if we have not contacted you within 5 days then unfortunately on this occasion your application has not quite met the requirements of our client closely enough.

Company

Brooke Thornham Consulting is a legal recruitment business established in April 2018 as a partial continuation of a previous brand which had enjoyed a successful 10 years of trading from 2007 and built a stellar reputation. With offices in Leeds, we specialise in the recruitment of Solicitors from Newly Qualified through to Partner level, and our focus is on the commercial market.

We are well networked with clients in the north of England where we serve an enviable client list encompassing Top 20 national brands and also regional practices and boutique firms. Our trade mark is our pragmatism, and trying to offer value at every opportunity.

We believe that when you give more, you get more. That’s why we’re generous with our time and expertise, and why we go out of our way to understand you, share our knowledge and add something extra – every time you work with us.

We’re experts in our field – and we get results. But over time, we develop something even more important: the intuitive understanding that really special relationships are built on.

Website: www.brookethornham.com

Director: Anthony Brooke (anthony@brookethornham.com)

Offices: Leeds (0113 4873080)

Company info
Website
Telephone
0113 487 3080
Location
No.1 Aire Street
Leeds
LS1 4PR
GB

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