Full job descriptionThis role offers an excellent opportunity for someone who is considering their first step into Healthcare & Sports litigation. The role will be to work directly alongside two highly successful Lawyers in the Healthcare & Sports Partners on a range of matters. The successful candidate will be required to deal with delegated tasks on non–delegated, hourly rate, high profile cases where Keoghs act for a large number of interested parties.

Key Accountabilities
*Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards – the paralegal will be expected to achieve 5.2 chargeable hours per day.
*Fielding telephone calls and dealing with general queries; together with liaising with parties involved in claims including the policy holders, insurers, experts, and witnesses.
*Reviewing huge volumes of medical records to provide a factual note of the evidence/chronology.
*Use of Collaborate and/or Bundledocs to upload documents, providing access to clients, experts, and Counsel.
*Maintaining Tracker with details of new proceedings and new involvements so as to keep the digital file current.
*Creating indexes and bundles using Bundledocs; and/or preparing documents digitally for use by Counsel and experts.
*Using Foxit to split files and save into Tracker document library.
* Arranging conferences with client and counsel and experts; obtaining availability for hearings, JSMs and trials.
*Liaising with witnesses including their availability for conferences and trials.
*Registering and updating CRU, notifying CRU of settlement.
*Legal research.
*Ad hoc legal tasks.
*Assisting with billing queries.











Experience, Skills and Qualifications
*Law Degree or equivalent is essential
*Excellent telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside of the business
*An ability to organise and prioritise tasks using initiative
*Calm under pressure with the ability to re-prioritise and delegate effectively when required
*Excellent Listening, Verbal and Written Communication skills
*Excellent IT skills
*A team worker with the flexibility to do what is required to get a result and ensure client service levels are met
*Ability to anticipate problems, identify solutions, and make decisions













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