- Review and analysis of prosecution evidence and considering implications for lay client/company
- Drafting statements of insured/witnesses
- Review of client's evidence - obtaining, collating, indexing, cross-referencing with own statements and Prosecution's statements, summarising evidence for lead file handlers
- Liaising with Court, Coroner's Office and CQC/Police/HSE or relevant regulator
- Liaising with experts - instructing own experts, summarising expert evidence, serving reports
- Serving Defence case statements, sentencing bundles and mitigation bundles
- Drafting written submissions, following liaison with lay client/corporate client
- Liaising with clients re Prosecution's case and disclosure required
- Reviewing transcripts of evidence
- Organising and attending conferences & meetings, drafting note of discussion and following agreed strategy following lead lawyer's strategy
- Attendance / representation at interview under cautions
- Attendance behind Counsel for trials & inquests - drafting notes of evidence, outcome and sentencing
- Arranges meetings, conferences, site visits, expert appointments
- Collating evidence and preparing bundles
- Review of medical records, post mortem reports and CCTV footage
- Attending site, taking photos and drafting basic statements
- Research into relevant HSE guidelines
- Research into clients - corporate structure, their procedures, risk assessments, documents
- To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
- Preparing written reports and advices for clientsExperience, Skills and QualificationsA qualified Solicitor with motor crime experience and either care home inquest and/or regulatory experience.
- An ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Ability to work with case management systems
- The personal skills to deal with clients in a sensitive manner given the context within which they find themselves in
- Good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business
- Calm under pressure
- Self-confidence, with 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 Values framework
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Assistant Lawyer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Keoghs
Description
Job PurposeThe Assistant Solicitor will assist Tom Stevenson in our Crime and Regulatory Team dealing with motor crime, inquests and regulatory cases often from the day of the incident This will involve investigating the incident circumstances, supporting the clients, taking statements, attendance at interviews under caution and assisting with the case through to resolution.
The team predominately deal with motor crime, nursing/care sector and health & safety (insurer and private client), cases.
This is a technical and client-facing role for a well-rounded assistant lawyer, so you will have a keen interest in building client relationships through the delivery of training and mentoring as well as in delivering first class legal solutions to complex problems.
We are open to receiving applications from full or part time applicants (28 to 35 hours per week) and open to any of our office locations in Bolton, Manchester or Leeds.
Key AccountabilitiesEssential:
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our five values are at the heart of everything we do.
Keoghs values:
We are connected
We are Dynamic
We are Innovative
We succeed together
