Assistant Lawyer
Keoghs Llp, Bolton
Assistant Lawyer
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Keoghs Llp, Bolton
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 9 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
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
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
25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days) - Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)- will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
- 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
- Critical Illness Cover
- PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
- 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