- Location
- Bolton
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Legal
- Source
- Pinpoint
Description
Paralegal
Application Deadline: 19 October 2026
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Bolton
Reporting To: Paralegal
Description
Join Keoghs, a leading provider of legal and claims solutions to the insurance industry.
As a Paralegal, you'll support our litigation teams in delivering exceptional client service, managing a variety of legal and administrative tasks while contributing to key client objectives. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, fast-paced legal environment and build your career with a market-leading firm.
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain and update case management systems, including court deadlines, directions, applications, orders, and file activity.
- Draft routine court documents and correspondence.
- Liaise with courts, counsel, experts, witnesses, insurers, brokers, and opposing parties to progress claims.
- Chase outstanding instructions, documents, and actions to ensure deadlines are met.
- Process and monitor payment requests in line with client requirements.
- Ensure compliance with SRA Standards & Regulations.
- Support file handlers with investigations, recoveries, billing queries, MI completion, and file closure activities.
- Provide additional administrative and ad hoc support to the wider team as required.
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
- Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable
- Good communication skills and experience of negotiating with and influencing 3rd parties to obtain information
- Demonstrable experience of ;
- Following a semi-prescribed programme of work
- Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public
- Gathering and recording information
- Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload
- IT Literate;
- Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook)
- Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system
- Proficient in the use of alpha numerical filing systems
- GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
Benefits
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 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
- 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
Skills
ExcelCompliance