Casualty Large Loss Lawyer

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Assistant to Partner / Solicitor - Casualty Large Loss Team - Bolton

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with our Large Loss Partner in our Casualty Team dealing with large loss claims. In this role you will assist a lead lawyer on complex, high value injury claims which will include EL/PL claims. Experience of indemnity, liability and complex medical issues is required and excellent attention to detail essential. Your work will be supervised and feedback given. The role also includes the need to engage with sophisticated senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients. In this role you may also be required to assist your Lead Lawyer in activities which enhance and develop Keoghs’ profile.

Key Accountabilities:

You will work as part of a team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim. The role will include:

• Working with the Lead Lawyer to manage a caseload of high value complex injury claims.

• Communicating with sophisticated insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.

• Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence, preparing chronologies, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence.

• Using your existing knowledge of complex injury symptomology to identify relevant issues within medical records in order to instruct medical experts, drawing key issues to their attention.

• Critical analysis of sources of liability evidence and identifying any gaps.

• Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on reserves, indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with the Lead Lawyer.

• Proactively identifying next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Lead Lawyer and taking action as agreed.

• Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements.

• Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc.

• Drafting pleadings and applications.

• Instructing counsel and attending conferences, JSMs, mediations both remotely and in person.

• Attend court in person or by telephone, attend trials, settlement conferences etc as required.

Working Hours

35 hours per week

Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.

Primary location for this role is Parklands, Bolton office. This role is a hybrid working role so will be a mixture of working from home with 1 day in office.

Essential Skills and Attributes:

• Qualified solicitor, CILEX or proven relevant legal experience is essential.

• Experience of indemnity, liability and quantum essential.

• Experience of catastrophic / large loss cases involving complex medical issues essential.

• Critical thinking and quantum analysis experience required.

• Good telephone advocacy skills.

• Positive, confident and enthusiastic.

• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills including the ability to compose professional written communications.

• Good advocacy skills.

• Proficient IT skills (Word, Excel and Office).

What we can offer you:

Salary to be discussed on application, Health Care Cash Plan, Holidays 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days), Death In Service – after 1 year, Employer Pension Contribution, Cycle to Work Scheme*, Tech Scheme*, Season Ticket Loan*, Gym Flex* (*after successfully completing probation)

Values

Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our five values are at the heart of everything we do;

Keoghs values

We listen, are down to earth and supportive

We work together towards a common goal

We’re friendly with a can do attitude

We care about our clients

We evolve