Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will take responsibility for:
1. Working with all members of the team and you will be exposed to a variety of work, but predominantly acting on behalf of a range of insurance companies and self-insured commercial organisations.
2. Assisting and handling a varied caseload.
3. Carrying out investigations, taking witness statements, reviewing and interpreting medical records and medical reports.
4. Reporting to and liaising with clients to achieve the best outcomes.
5. Complying with client SLAs and MI requirements
6. Proactive and strategic file management, including adhering to court timetables
7. You will support the Partners in servicing existing clients, growing new business, and maintaining relationships with clients using technical excellence and innovation
8. Drafting of all legal documents and client advice.
9. Dealing with interlocutory proceedings, CCMCs and client meetings.
10. Supporting marketing and business development activity with the team and the wider Clyde & Co casualty group.
In return, you will benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people. Within our friendly department you will have access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression.
Essential Skills & Experience
11. You will be a highly determined individual able to adapt well within a demanding, fast-paced team.
12. You will have experience of personal injury litigation
13. You will enjoy being challenged by complex legal issues and expanding your knowledge.
14. You will be focussed on delivering a highly professional service to clients, including compliance with client SLAs and MI requirements.
The Firm
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
15. Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
16. Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
17. Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
18. Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
Role Competency Requirements
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:
Technical Excellence
Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it
Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially
Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively
People and Team
Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others
Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others
Leadership: creating high performing teams
Client Relationships and Business Development
Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities
Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers
Cross-selling and business development
Finance and Practice Management
Finance management and understanding of the business
Project management: ensuring projects are delivered
Knowledge sharing
Personal Effectiveness
Communication
Clarity of thinking
Personal contribution
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