Keoghs Southampton, England, United Kingdom
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Description
Application Deadline: 26 June 2025
Department: Legal
Location: Southampton
Description
Job Title: Assistant Lawyer – Catastrophic Loss / Complex Injury (Solicitor / Legal Executive / Paralegal / Lawyer)
Salary: Discussed upon initial application
Contract type: Permanent, Full or Part-Time hours
Location: Southampton (however, we would be open to other office locations), hybrid working 1 day per week in the office
Complex & Catastrophic Loss Team at Keoghs
Here at Keoghs, in our complex & catastrophic loss department we have market-leading advisors who are at the forefront in the defence of complex and catastrophic injury claims.
With team members based in all of our office locations across the UK, we are able to provide national coverage to a long list of major insurers, public bodies, and corporate clients. Our Chambers and Legal 500 recognised team has an exceptional track-record in dealing with complex and catastrophic claims.
With a unique collaborative approach, that promotes the sharing of information between teams, we ensure a consistently high level of service provision, as well as enhancing the team ethos within our clients’ teams.
We also work with our opponents, seeking to achieve a fair outcome at the earliest possible opportunity. This not only enables us to deal with individual claims but to look more widely to identify claim trends and opponent’s strategies to ensure clients have that insight at the earliest possible stage.
Keoghs’ reputation for innovation speaks for itself. Our five Special Interest Groups (‘SIGs’) – made up of teams of leading experts from across our offices, focussing on key injury groups within this sphere – ensure that we always provide clients with the very latest insight and advice, while standardising and rationalising internal handling processes
Your Role:
Due to internal growth & development an excellent opportunity has become available for an Assistant Lawyer to join our Southampton team. As our next Assistant Lawyer you will be working alongside a Lead Lawyer on complex, high value multi-track and catastrophic injury RTA claims.
The role will also include the need to engage with senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients as well as assisting in activities that enhance and develop Keoghs’ profile. Which, in turn will enhance your own development and career and provide excellent advancement.
Key Responsibilities
You will work as part of the team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim. The role will include: TEAMWORK: Working with the Lead Lawyer to manage a caseload of complex injury claims including high value multi-track and catastrophic injury claims involving brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation and fatal claims.
COMMUNICATE: with insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.
ANALYSIS: Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence
STRATEGY: Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on reserves, indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with the Lead Lawyer.
PROACTIVITY: identify next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Lead Lawyer and taking action as agreed.
TECHNICAL: Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements. Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc. Drafting pleadings and applications. Instructing counsel and attending conferences, JSMs, mediations both remotely and in person. Attend court in person or by telephone, attend trials, settlement conferences etc as required.
TARGETS: Delivery of agreed performance targets (including chargeable hours) and quality standards.
DELEGATION: assign tasks for a Legal Assistant and/or Paralegal and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives.
CASE MANAGEMENT: Maintain case managements systems with up to date management information for clients.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
You will be a qualified solicitor, CILEX or have proven legal experience
You will have an impressive RTA litigated background having handled or assisted on multi-track files
You will have experience of liability and quantum
We will consider a claimant background if you have large loss / CAT experience
You will be a well-rounded lawyer with a deep understanding of case law, litigation practice & process and Court Practice Rules
You will be fully engaged in the development of yourself and others
You will have the ability to deliver an outstanding service to clients
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do.
Ref No: 2446
Benefits
Davies Incentive Plan
25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
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
Critical Illness Cover
PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
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
* after successfully completing probation
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Legal
Industries Law Practice
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