Junior Litigator
Department: Claims Management
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Bolton
Description
Keoghs are currently recruiting for Post Litigation Junior Litigator to join their team. The department deal with pursuing subrogated recoveries on behalf of a number of insurer clients and this is a new role in our post-litigation team. The purpose of the role is to effectively manage a portfolio of Delegated (DA) litigated cases where no defence has been received to ensure that damages and costs are recovered and in appropriate cases judgment is requested in a timely manner and if necessary referred to enforcement. In addition there will be a small allocation of liability admitted vehicle damage only claims, to allow for training in respect of handling defended claims and a progression route therein.
Key Accountabilities
* Organising, prioritising and handling own workload in line with standard operating procedures to ensure that critical dates are met and KPI’s and SLA’s are achieved
* Effective management of the litigation process to ensure KPI’s and SLA’s are achieved:
o Adhering to all Court deadlines
o Drafting of court documents
o Applying for judgment where applicable
o Negotiation of quantum and settlement on appropriate cases
o Ensuring prompt payment of damages and costs by the Defendant
o Instructing enforcement
* Effective use of the case management system to ensure:
o Reserving and all other key information is accurate and updated in a timely manner
o Critical dates are met
o All actions/strategies are documented by way of a file note
o All documents in the history are clearly labelled
o All relevant client MI populated to ensure case position correct in data exchanged
* Delivering quality work, as a minimum meeting audit benchmark standards
* Driving own personal development
* Contributes to team effort by working collaboratively to ensure that team targets are achieved and by positively contributing to team morale
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
* Experience of working in a legal environment or from a legal academic background
* Preferable experience of quantum negotiations or knowledge of tort law
* Demonstrate experience of and the ability to:
o Work to set deadlines
o Deal with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public
o Organise and prioritise their workload using a cases management system
o Work as part of a team
* IT literate: proficient in use of Microsoft Office packages (Excel and Word)
* Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
* Ability to remain calm under pressure
* Ability to take constructive feedback and set personal goals for continuous improvement.
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
* 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
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