About the role
To support a Complex Disease Lawyer to manage and progress claims in accordance with appropriate strategies to secure desired outcomes for clients at appropriate levels of profitability. The Assistant will be supporting a Complex Disease Lawyer on a variety of complex disease cases.
Key Responsibilities
* Reviewing documents and preparing reports * Dealing with disclosure * Reviewing evidence (including medical /personnel records * Conducting investigations with Insured /obtaining witness statements * Instructing Counsel / Experts * Research * Drafting generally * Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel * Dealing with routine correspondence * Court appointments. * Liaising with and taking instructions from Insurers and Insureds * Ensure adherence to Court timetables * To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011 * Adhere to the Keoghs Values
35 hours per week Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch Primary location for this role is: Liverpool
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
* Technically proficient in dealing with a range of mixed disease cases * Effective negotiator * 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 to target * An enthusiastic and hardworking individual * Good level of IT skills
Job Benefits
* 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days) * Simply Health Care Cash Plan * WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing * Death In Service – after 1 years’ service * Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer * 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 outlet
*after successfully completing probation