Full job descriptionTo 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



Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 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



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