Assistant Lawyer
Keoghs • Bolton, ENG, GB
2 days ago
Job type
- Full-time
Job description
Job Overview
To 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.
Department: Legal
Location: Bolton
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 & 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.
- Ability to work under pressure and to target.
- An enthusiastic and hardworking individual.
- Good level of IT skills.
Values
- We are connected
- We are Dynamic
- We are Innovative
- We succeed together
Job Benefits
- 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
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