Senior Associate Bermuda Form

Department: Bermuda Form

Location: London

Role: Senior Associate

The Team

Our Bermuda Form team works on a broad and varied range of insurance and reinsurance disputes involving resolution in the English Courts and in international arbitration proceedings with a particular focus on the Bermuda Form. Since the beginnings of the Form our Bermuda Form team has successfully represented insurers and reinsurers on Bermuda Form arbitrations and related proceedings involving pharmaceuticals pollution product liability professional indemnity property & casualty directors & officers securities class actions and other large excess liability claims. The team regularly acts for Bermuda insurers and reinsurers London market insurers and reinsurers and for other major insurers of the Bermuda Form. It has extensive experience in running high value document intensive coverage disputes to hearing at arbitration.

The Role

As a Senior Associate in Clyde & Cos Bermuda insurance and reinsurance team you will play a key role in advising a broad range of international and domestic clients on complex insurance reinsurance and regulatory matters. The role will involve working closely with partners on high-value coverage disputes transactional and corporate insurance work and advisory mandates with a focus on the Bermuda markets unique legal and regulatory environment. You will take on significant responsibility for managing client relationships mentoring junior lawyers and contributing to the continued growth of the practice.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong technical expertise in insurance and reinsurance law with proven experience advising on complex coverage claims and policy interpretation matters.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Bermuda insurance and reinsurance market including regulatory frameworks market practices and cross-border considerations.
• Solid experience handling litigation arbitration and alternative dispute resolution ininsurance/reinsurancedisputes.
• Ability to manage and advise on large-scale multi-jurisdictional matters and work seamlessly with international teams and clients.
• Proven track record in regulatory advisory work including compliance with Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) requirements and broader international regulations.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across policy wordings coverage opinions settlement agreements and commercial contracts.
• Commercial acumen and ability to provide practical business-oriented advice to insurers reinsurers and brokers.
• Leadership qualities with experience mentoring junior associates and contributing to team development
• Excellent client relationship management skills with the ability to develop and maintain high-value client accounts.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co you join a team of 500 partners 2400 lawyers 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery for both our clients and our firm. We work as one excel with clients celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work volunteering and charitable partnerships and minimising the impact it has on the environment including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1