Assistant Lawyer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Keoghs

Keoghs

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with Jonathan Booth in our Manchester based Complex Injury Claims Team dealing with large loss claims and Catastrophic Injury.

In this role you will assist a lead lawyer on complex, high value multi-track and catastrophic injury claims which mainly include EL/PL as well as RTA claims.

Experience of indemnity, liability and complex medical issues is preferred 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 complex orthopaedic injury, Chronic Pain, Fundamental Dishonesty, brain injury, spinal cord injury, 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.
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.
Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.
Delegate assigned tasks for a Legal Assistant and/or 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 SRA standards and regulations.

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.
Claimant background will be considered if it involves relevant EL/PL multitrack handling

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