Assistant Lawyer - Coventry, United Kingdom - Keoghs

Keoghs
Keoghs
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Coventry, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description
This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with Lead Lawyer, Helen White in the Complex Injury Claims Team. The role is to assist Helen on complex, high value catastrophic injury RTA claims.
Experience of indemnity, liability and complex medical issues is required and excellent attention to detail essential. Your work will be supervised and feedback given. 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 your Lead Lawyer in activities which enhance and develop Keoghs' profile.


Key Accountabilities

  • 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:

  • Working with the Lead Lawyer to manage a caseload of complex injury claims including high value multitrack 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.
  • 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.
  • Critical analysis of sources of liability evidence and identifying any gaps.
  • Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with the Lead Lawyer.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dealing with costs budgets in conjunction with costs lawyers.
  • Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.
  • Delegate assigned tasks to a Complex Injury Paralegal and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives.
  • Maintaining case managements systems with up to date management information for clients.
  • To ensure compliance with the SRA standards & regulations

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

  • Qualified solicitor, CILEX or proven equivalent relevant legal experience is essential.
  • Experience of indemnity and RTA liability and complex medical issues and causation is essential.
  • Experience working in a similar role assisting on large loss and/or catastrophic injury claims preferred whether in a defendant or claimant environment.
  • Critical thinking and quantum analysis experience required.
  • Good advocacy skills.
  • Positive, confident and enthusiastic.
  • Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills including the ability to compose professional written communications.
  • Excellent interpersonal and client care skills.
  • Understanding of case law and litigation practice and process.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise workloads, keep to deadlines and work under pressure.
  • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.
  • Driven to achieve to take development opportunities when they arise with a positive attitude.
  • Calm under pressure with the ability to reprioritise and delegate effectively when required.
  • Confidence to take initiative to innovate and adapt to changing situations.
  • Confidence to seek advice and guidance when dealing with new tasks.
  • Ability to follow instruction and with attention to detail and to give clear instruction, direction and guidance to more junior members of the team.
  • Ability to recognise when sensitivity and tact are required.
  • Ability to effectively work within a team.
  • Excellent IT skills (Excel knowledge is essential.
  • Good standard of education 5 GCSE's grade C/5 or equivalent including Maths and English.


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 listen, are down to earth and supportive
We work together towards a common goal
We're friendly with a can do attitude
We care about our clients
We evolve


Contract Type

  • Permanent

Area

  • Complex Injury 1

Sub Area

  • Complex Injury Coventry

Office

  • Keoghs Coventry Compton Court

Closing Date

  • 02 May 2023
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