EL/PL Litigation Supervisor

The Keoghs Casualty business unit is seeking to recruit a Qualified Solicitor or equivalent as an EL/PL Litigation Supervisor.

This diverse role offers an excellent opportunity to train, mentor and develop others, drive technical excellence in a commercial manner across all files, and carry your own caseload of predominantly Multi Track files.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop aligned handlers and/or assistants, leading, encouraging and mentoring them to deliver technical excellence.
• Drive financial authority audits and technical excellence, ensuring files are handled in a commercial manner.
• Devise strategies on files within sub-team and ensure they are delivered.
• Support handlers to work economically on cases whilst delivering the best possible outcome for clients.
• Guide the team to identify opportunities for files better suited to being handled in specialist hourly rate teams.
• Embed KYO strategies.
• Support colleagues in client-facing roles, such as CAM/DCAM/PPC, on designated clients.
• Participate in client audits, potential face-to-face client meetings, training sessions, case surgeries, and workshops, and client socialising.
• Attend internal technical meetings and disseminate information to the team.
• Devise and deliver bespoke training to the needs of the sub-team, supported by PDPs.

In addition, the EL/PL Litigation Supervisor will carry their own caseload and be responsible for:

• Building relationships with Keoghs clients, liaising with large insurers.
• Managing a mixed caseload of EL/PL predominantly Multi-Track cases consisting of claims typically valued between £25k - £100k.
• Achieving targets in terms of chargeable hours, WIP, and the collection of client MI.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Qualified Solicitor/CILEX.
• Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files up to £100k is essential.
• Previous litigation experience is essential.
• Previous supervision experience is essential.
• Financial Authority of at least £25k.
• Good advocacy skills.
• Positive, confident, and enthusiastic.
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines.
• Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines, and work under pressure.
• High level of analytical skills.
• Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively.
• Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.
• Ability to win the trust and confidence, inspire and motivate.
• The ability to demonstrate resilience.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Ability to act as a role model to others.

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).
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan.
• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support, and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics.
• Death in Service.
• Critical Illness Cover.
• PHI/Income Protection.
• 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.