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Key Accountabilities
* Considering and responding to Applications for Pre-action disclosure
* Handling matters in accordance with client SLA’s
* Instructing Counsel/advocate
* Reviewing evidence
* Legal Research
* Negotiations/ Drafting Payments into Court
* Dealing with routine correspondence
* Initial review and setting strategy for the management of the claim
* Reviewing matters throughout
* CRU
Duties as an Assistant to File Handlers in the team
* Dealing with disclosure
* Reviewing evidence (including medical / personnel records)
* Conducting investigations with Insured’s / obtaining witness statements
* Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, Claimant Solicitors and witnesses
* Instructing Counsel / Experts
* Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel and note taking
* Dealing with routine correspondence
* Reviewing quantum
* Drafting Tomlin Orders and Consent Orders
* Draft Cost schedules
* Dealing with general or straightforward queries
* Telephone chasing activities
* Filing out Allocation Questionnaires and witness summon
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
Essential
* Some legal work experience
* Self-confident with good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business
* An ability to organise and prioritise tasks using initiative
* Calm under pressure with the ability to re-prioritise and delegate effectively when required
* An ability to maintain attention to detail when dealing with repetitive tasks
* Good Literacy and IT skills
* Good team worker with the flexibility to do what is required to get a result and ensure client service levels are met
* Ability to work effectively within the Keoghs Shared Behaviour framework
* Contributes actively to an environment in which colleagues work cooperatively with each other
* Ability to meet performance targets
* Positive, confident and enthusiastic
* Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
* Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines on a delegated basis
* Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure
* High level of analytical skills
Desirable
* Legal Education- ILEX, LPC or equivalent work experience
* Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files would be advantageous.
* Previous litigation experience.
* Good advocacy skills.
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
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other, Information Technology, and Management
Industries
Law Practice
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