- 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.
- Communicating with sophisticated insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.
- Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence, preparing chronologies, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence
- Using your existing knowledge of complex injury symptomology to identify relevant issues within medical records in order to instruct medical experts, drawing key issues to their attention.
- Proactively identifying next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Lead Lawyer and taking action as agreed.
- 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.
- Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.Experience, Skills and Qualifications
• Qualified solicitor, CILEX or proven relevant legal experience is essential.
• Experience of indemnity, liability and quantum essential.
• Experience of cases involving complex medical issues preferred.
• Critical thinking and quantum analysis experience required.
• Good telephone advocacy skills.
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills including the ability to compose professional written communications.
• Good advocacy skills.
• Understanding of case law and litigation practice and process, and Court Practice Rules.
• Proficient IT skills (Word, Excel and Office).
• Good standard of education – 5 GCSE's grade C/5 or equivalent including maths and English.
If you are interested in this opportunity and believe you have the relevant experience to be successful here please do not hesitate to apply, don't miss out on this amazing opportunity.
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Description
This role will be offered on a Fixed Term Contract for circa 11 months from August 2024.The role offers an excellent opportunity to work in a Top, Legal 100 Law firm at the top of their industry, working under one of their highest achieving Complex Injury Solicitors in their Manchester office, based in the Complex Injury Claims Team dealing with large loss claims. In this role you will assist the solicitor on complex, high value multi-track and catastrophic injury claims up to £1 million in value which will include EL/PL as well as RTA claims.
You will specialises in catastrophic claims involving traumatic brain injuries, complex orthopaedic injuries, spinal injuries, amputations and chronic pain and your work will be supervised and feedback given in order to maximise your own potential and career aspirations.
The role also includes the need to engage with sophisticated senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients. In this role you may also be required to assist the team in activities which enhance and develop Keoghs' profile.
You will work as part of a team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim. The role will include:
