Description
Keoghs are looking for ambitious, driven lawyers who are looking to join a dynamic and collaborative division in order to take the next step in their legal career. We offer 4 days working from home and flexible working arrangements, giving you a healthy work life balance. Progression prospects are clear and genuine, offering you a genuine platform for growth. Alongside this, we boast absolute stability coupled with a top quality of work.
Whilst our counter-fraud team is the largest and longest-established in the UK, we don’t do stuffy and formal; we are down to earth and deliver legal excellence. We have a top reputation in the motor fraud arena and go above and beyond when defeating dishonest motor claims.
You will work within a team of counter-fraud specialists, running a caseload of Litigated RTA fraud files on behalf of a range of household name insurer clients. You will work in close conjunction with leading fraud specialists to achieve the best possible outcomes. The role requires both an ability to follow defined processes and a forensic and analytical approach to dealing with evidence.
Key Responsibilities
You will run fraud cases from the point of litigation through to the resolution of the case, working on a non-delegated authority basis. The caseload will consist of a range of suspected fraudulent insurance claims consisting of the following types of claim:
* Bogus Passenger
* Staged/Contrived
* Fraudulent Exaggeration
* Induced accidents
* Low Speed Impact
* Late Notification Claims
* Credit Hire Fraud
* MIB
* Linked & Organised Crime
Working Hours
35 hours per week
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.
Primary location for this role is Bolton, Parklands Office.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Experience in civil litigation claims handling / as a legal File Handler or suitably qualified (ILEX, LPC etc.)
* Experience in one of the following:
* Experience of handling RTA pre-litigated and / or litigated caseload
* An understanding of insurance litigation practice and processes together with indemnity principles
* Knowledge of the litigation process / working knowledge of the CPR
* Good advocacy skills
* Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines
* High level of analytical skills
* Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure
* Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions
* Experience of time recording and billing systems
* Excellent IT Skills
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
* 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
About Keoghs
We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.
We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management.
Our global team of more than 6,500 professionals operate across ten countries, including the UK & the U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research & development, innovation & automation, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 1,500 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.
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