- Senior
- Optionales Büro in Southampton
This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within the Complex Injury Claims Team dealing with large loss claims. In this role you will assist the lead lawyer on more complex claims as well as running your own multi-track files, which may include EL/PL as well as RTA claims. Experience of indemnity, liability and complex medical issues is preferred and excellent attention to detail essential. 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 Responsibilities
You will work as part of a team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim dealing with all aspects of liability and quantum as well as indemnity issues as they arise. The role will include:
- Managing a caseload of complex injury claims consisting of claims typically valued up to £1m.
- Working with the Lead Lawyer to manage claims in excess of £1m including claims involving catastrophic injuries.
- Communicating with sophisticated insurer clients, advising them on all aspects of claims and keeping them updated as the matter progresses.
- Developing relationships with Keoghs’ clients in order to attract work on an instruction by instruction basis.
- Drafting all pleadings to include defences and counter schedules in complex cases.
- Forensic analysis of voluminous liability and quantum evidence, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence.
- Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include indemnity, liability, quantum, causation and strategy.
- Building rapport with solicitors for other parties in order to engage meaningfully with them to progress the matter to conclusion and achieve excellent results for our clients.
- Attending site visits, MDT meetings, client meetings, mediation and JSMs.
- Engaging with counsel and experts in conference and on the telephone.
- Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.
- The Large Loss Lawyer is expected to record a minimum of 6.8 chargeable hours per day.
- Responsibility for a caseload of up to 45 large loss files.
- Delegation to more junior members of the team and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives.
- Maintaining case managements systems with up to date management information for clients.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Qualified solicitor, CILEX or proven relevant legal experience is essential
- High value multi track file handling experience.
- Positive, confident and enthusiastic.
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills including the ability to compose professional written communications.
- Good advocacy skills.
- Excellent inter-personal and client care skills.
- Understanding of case law and litigation practice and process, and Court Practice Rules
- Strong knowledge of relevant insurance principles
- Ability to plan and prioritise workloads, keep to deadlines and work under pressure.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
Benefits
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 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
- Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
- Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
- Discounts at local retail outlets
* after successfully completing probation
