# Assistant Lawyer

**Company**: Davies
**Location**: Lostock, Bolton
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Legal

**Apply**: https://davies.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/6b902e18-23c4-4f73-a4d7-6dc656d6ff58?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking an Assistant Lawyer to support a Complex Disease Lawyer in managing and progressing claims to secure desired outcomes for clients at appropriate levels of profitability.

### Key Responsibilities

- Review documents and prepare reports

- Handle disclosure and review evidence, including medical and personnel records

- Conduct investigations with insured parties and obtain witness statements

- Instruct counsel and experts, and conduct research

- Draft documents, attend conferences and trials with counsel, and deal with routine correspondence

- Manage court appointments and liaise with insurers and insured parties

- Ensure adherence to court timetables and compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011

- Uphold the Keoghs Values

### Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

- Technical proficiency in handling complex disease cases

- Effective negotiation skills

- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks

- Strong listening and verbal communication skills

- Attention to detail and ability to maintain concentration

- Self-organisation and prioritisation skills

- Ability to work under pressure and meet targets

- Good IT skills

### Benefits

- 25 days holiday per year, increasing with level of service

- Family cover private medical insurance

- Simply Health Care Cash Plan

- WeCare - 24/7 online GP, mental health support, and virtual wellbeing services

- Death in Service and Critical Illness Cover

- PHI/Income Protection

- Pension Contribution - 5% employee, 3% employer

- Employee Resource Groups and Employee Volunteering Programme

- Cycle to Work Scheme, Tech Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, and Gym Flex

- Access to online discount sites

## Skills

### Required
- medical records
- personnel records
- witness statements
- counsel
- research
- drafting
- communication
- organisation
- time management
- attention to detail

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Source: [Apply at davies.pinpointhq.com](https://davies.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/6b902e18-23c4-4f73-a4d7-6dc656d6ff58?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)