Temporary Junior Litigation Lawyer (Insurance Litigation)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid work with three days per week in the office and two days at home.

Company

hirify.global is a property and casualty insurer focused on customer, community, and employee service, innovation, and collaboration.

What you will do

• Provide high-quality, cost-effective legal representation and independently manage a moderate caseload from case inception through trial or resolution.
• Litigate cases to verdict, attend court events and appointments, and develop trial skills while handling matters of increasing complexity and exposure.
• Draft statements of case, interim motions, briefs, disclosure requests, and other court documents; conduct legal research and supervise delegated research.
• Provide case analysis and handling recommendations to business partners, maintain client relationships, and contribute to special projects and committees.
• Integrate paralegals and legal secretaries into case handling, potentially lead paralegals, and complete required file management, reporting, and time-recording duties.
• Use technology and automation in legal practice and comply with SRA standards, outcomes, and indicative behaviours.

Requirements

• University degree.
• Full qualification as a solicitor, chartered legal executive, or barrister in England and Wales.
• Valid and in-force practicing certificate issued by the SRA for solicitors.
• Some Post Qualification Experience (PQE).
• Persuasive legal writing, oral advocacy, presentation, interpersonal, research, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to analyse legal issues independently with minimal supervision, articulate positions clearly and succinctly, make decisions, solve problems, and prioritise and organise workload.
• Ability to collaborate effectively, respond with a sense of urgency, build relationships, and maintain professional integrity and ethical competency.
• Commitment to professional development and continued technical development toward handling higher-complexity and higher-exposure cases.

Nice to have

• Experience in insurance litigation.
• Experience handling professional indemnity and financial risks cases.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement for full-time employees: three days in the office and two days at home, subject to the Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy and possible company changes.
• Collaborative and innovative culture focused on customers, communities, and colleagues.
• Comprehensive benefit programs are available.
• Equal opportunity employment that values individual abilities and differences.