- Location
- Bolton
- Workplace
- Remote, Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Source
- Pinpoint
Description
Casualty NDA File Handler
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Bolton
Reporting To: Deborah Beech
Description
The File Handler will manage a caseload of varied EL/PL cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients. The role requires a forensic and analytical approach to employer and public liability issues together with experience and/or appreciation of the documents and evidence required in these types of cases. The majority of the cases will be FastTrack with the potential to handle Multi Track cases up to £100K, cases are generally handled on a non-delegated authority basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Considering concepts and merits of primary and secondary liability in employer and public liability claims.
- Handling matters in accordance with client SLA’s.
- Initial report/review and setting strategy for the management of the claim. Reviewing evidence (eg. Witness statements, GP records, Occupational Health/ Personnel records, property inspection reports).
- Dealing with Disclosure.
- Conducting investigations.
- Conducting CMC’s and applications.
- Review and report re exchange of evidence, receipt of medical evidence, joints statements or at any other stage.
- Instructing Counsel/investigators/medical and other experts. Drafting questions to medical experts. Costs Schedules.
- Dealing with routine correspondence & reviewing matters throughout.
- Drafting in general.
- Research. Counter Schedule.
- Pre-Trial reports.
- Attending Conferences and Trial with Counsel.
- Preparing/checking Trial Bundles. CRU appeal.
- To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations.
Working Hours 35 hours per week Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.
Location for this role is our Parklands, Bolton Office.
We offer hybrid working with attendance required 1 day a week in the office.
Location for this role is our Parklands, Bolton Office.
We offer hybrid working with attendance required 1 day a week in the office.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files is essential
- Previous litigation experience essential
- Meeting targets
- Positive, confident and enthusiastic.
- Good advocacy skills.
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
- Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines on a nondelegated basis.
- Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure. High level of analytical skills.
- Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively.
- Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.
- Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail.
- Driven to achieve.
- Excellent IT Skills.
- Ability to work within the Keoghs Shared Values framework.
- The ability to demonstrate resilience and self-control.
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)
- 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
Skills
Compliance
