Department: Product Liability
Location: Bristol
Role: Associate
The Team
The Product Liability team at Clyde & Co is a market-leading practice advising insurers and their insureds on a wide range of complex and high-value disputes. The team has a strong reputation for defending personal injury claims arising from product liability and aviation incidents, often involving catastrophic injury, large losses, and multi-party litigation. The team also handles property and coverage related matters, often stemming from product liability damage.
With deep sector expertise and a genuinely international client reach, the team regularly handles cross-border matters and collaborates with colleagues across Clyde & Co’s global network. The practice is known for its commercial, solutions-driven approach, combining technical excellence with a strong understanding of insurers’ strategic and operational priorities.
The Role
An excellent opportunity to join a market leading team handling a broad range of insurance and non-insurance disputes.
The role will have a strong focus on personal injury matters and involve advising insurers and their insureds on claims arising from product liability, property damage incidents, and aviation liability risks, many of which involve significant personal injury exposure. A strong personal injury background is therefore preferred, albeit the role may suit someone who is looking to expand their horizons from pure personal injury law. The successful candidate will deal with claims arising from tortious, statutory and contractual routes . Coverage advice experience would be an asset, but guidance can be provided on this if the candidate does not have historic experience in this area.
You will work on varied and interesting matters for both commercial and insurer clients. On the commercial side, all clients are global household names, and you will be exposed to legal and commercial issues and the interplay between them.
Essential Skills & Experience
• Experienced associate (2 PQE +) with a background in insurance litigation, particularly involving personal injury. Prior experience of product liability, property damage, or aviation claims would be helpful.
• Experience in coverage disputes and/or defending liability claims involving bodily injury is highly desirable
• Some experience in commercial litigation or arbitration would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of litigation processes, including multi-party and cross-border disputes
• Qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales
• The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practising solicitors to have a practising certificate
• All solicitors and registered European lawyers in legal practice or employment in
England & Wales must comply with the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation
Authority's continuing professional development scheme (CPD Scheme)
The Firm
When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 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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