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Application Deadline: 7 January 2026

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Role: Professional Indemnity Lawyer

Salary: Discussed upon initial application

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Birmingham

Professional Indemnity Team at Keoghs

Keoghs’ Professional Indemnity team in Birmingham are looking for an experienced individual, preferably with prior experience in claims against professionals.

Our Birmingham team adds to our successful Professional Indemnity offering in Liverpool and London and has an excellent reputation. It is ranked highly in both Chambers and Legal 500. This is a unique opportunity to work one-on-one with an experienced partner and to work with her to build this new team.

The successful individual will work closely with the Partner on high value, multi-party claims, as well as running smaller claims themselves. There are excellent opportunities for professional development, client interaction and secondments with clients.

This is a rare opportunity where the team members are willing to invest their time and expertise in making this a long and successful career for the right candidate in the competitive area of professional indemnity.

• Reviewing documents and preparing reports
• Handling your own smaller matters
• Liaising with clients
• Dealing with disclosure
• Reviewing evidence
• Conducting investigations
• Instructing Counsel/Experts
• Research
• Drafting generally
• Attending conferences and trials/ disciplinary hearings with Counsel
• Attending mediations
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Court appointments
• Ensuring compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct and relevant Service Standards
• Taking part in seminars/ training for clients

Essential:

• Experience in claims against professionals 0-3 years
• Legal qualification required i.e. Solicitor / FILEX
• A sound knowledge and understanding of the types of disputes handled by the department and claims handled by the department’s insurer clients
• An ability to prioritise workload
• An ability to communicate in writing and prepare succinct and concise reports
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work with case management systems
• Ability to work efficiently and hit hours and billing targets
• The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers

Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do.

• We are connected
• We are Dynamic
• We are Innovative
• We succeed together

Should you wish for an informal discussion prior to your application please do not hesitate to reach out. We look forward to your application.

Working at Keoghs as part of The Davies Group, you will receive a host of benefits that can be flexed to suit your needs:

• Hybrid working 2-day minimum per week in office
• Entry into the Davies Incentive Plan
• Private medical insurance
• Permanent health insurance
• Critical illness cover
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Holidays 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days), holidays rise to 26 days after 5 years’ service and 27 days after 10 years’ service
• Death In Service – after 1 year
• Employer Pension Contribution
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Tech Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Gym Flex