By joining Sedgwick, youll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.
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Job Location and Type
Bristol - Permanent
Remuneration
Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
Responsibilities
* Updating and maintaining the case management system with diary dates as required by the case.
* Assisting on claims for other fee earners in the team, carrying out preliminary investigations and evidence gathering.
* Ensuring technical and expert evidence obtained by insurers and their agents is sufficient to prove causation.
* Obtaining witness statements and contacting relevant parties to obtain contractual and other relevant documentation.
* Assisting the Partners, Associates, and Team Leaders with complex litigated caseloads, assuming responsibility for client protocol compliance both on your own files and when working on task-based assignments for others.
* Creating and developing systems and procedures to manage and allow the function of SLS within Sedgwick’s digital systems, meeting and exceeding internal targets for time recording and billing.
Qualifications
* Professional Qualifications: Preferably have a degree or previous relevant legal experience.
* Expertise: Knowledge of the litigation process is desirable.
* Contract and Tort Knowledge: Be interested in and have a good working knowledge of general contract and tortious principles.
* Insurance Law: Be interested in and willing to learn insurance-based property damage law.
* Technical Knowledge: Be interested in and willing to learn the technical aspects of construction and property claims investigations as required for the role.
* Team Orientation: Be team‑orientated, with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
* Commercial Perspective: Have an ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to claims settlement.
Development Opportunities
* Comprehensive Training: Youll receive all the Sedgwick‑specific training needed to excel in your role.
What We’ll Give You for This Role
Remuneration & More
* Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
* A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)
* You will join an appropriate incentive (bonus) scheme
* Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
* Flexible working from our office or your home
Health & Support
* Private healthcare plan (including pre‑existing conditions)
* Life assurance
* Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeingGroup Income Protection
Other Benefits
* Voluntary benefits – green car scheme, dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, welling and digital GP applications
* Discounts on various products and services
Next Steps
Think wed be a great match? Apply now – we want to hear from you. If you’re unsure whether you have all the skills needed then do apply – we are looking for all backgrounds from seasoned professionals to those returning to the workforce, and everyone in‑between.
Not only that, we are proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
After the closing date we will review all applications and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual, or in‑person).
Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.
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