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
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Reviewing documents and preparing reports
- Dealing with disclosure
- Reviewing evidence, including medical and personnel records
- Conducting investigations with insured parties and obtaining witness statements
- Instructing counsel and experts
- Research
- Drafting generally
- Attending conferences and trials with counsel
- Dealing with routine correspondence and court appointments
- Liaising with and taking instructions from insurers and insureds
- Ensuring adherence to court timetables and the Keoghs Values.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
The ideal candidate will have:
- Technical proficiency in dealing with a range of mixed disease cases
- Effective negotiation skills
- Ability to use own initiative
- Flexibility in relation to tasks undertaken
- Good listening and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
- Ability to self-organise and self-prioritise
- Ability to work under pressure and meet targets
- A good level of IT skills.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year, which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy and sell 3 days)
- Simply Health Care Cash Plan
- WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support, and virtual wellbeing covering a range of topics
- Death In Service – after 1 year's service
- Pension Contribution based on 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