Overview
Keoghs LLP is one of the leading insurance law firms in the UK and can rightly claim to be amongst the most dynamic in its sector. We now have a number of exciting opportunities to join our Property Risks and Coverage Large & Complex Loss team. These roles are based out of our Bristol office.
Department: Legal
Location: Bristol
Responsibilities
* Chasing documents
* Telephone calls to court/clerks/client
* Collating documents for lawyers needed to consider strategy
* Preparing bundles
* Diarising Court orders and other critical dates
* Arranging conferences
* Arranging Counsel and other expert attendance
* Legal research & completing factual chronologies
* Ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
* Any other duties as may be required
This is primarily an assisting role and you will not be required to handle a caseload in your own right, but you will be managing cases directly under the supervision of the Lead Lawyer/Partner.
You will also be working on delegated tasks on files belonging to the wider team.
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
* Degree level education and/or postgraduate
* An ability to prioritise workload
* Ability to pay attention to detail
* Ability to work with case management systems
* The personal skills to deal with competing demands of your team of lawyers
* Previous experience of working in a team which handles insurance claims
Desirable
* Knowledge of the sorts of disputes dealt with by the PRC team
Benefits
* Davies Incentive Plan
* 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
* Simply Health Care Cash Plan
* WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
* Death In Service – after 1 years’ service
* Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
* Employee Resource Groups
* Employee Volunteering Programme
* Cycle to Work Scheme*
* Tech Scheme*
* Season Ticket Loan*
* Gym Flex*
* Access to Online Discount Sites
* Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
* Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
* Discounts at local retail outlets
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Legal
Industries
* Law Practice
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