Assistant File Handler (to Partner, Strategic Disease Team)
To assist the Partner in handling Mesothelioma Contribution claims. To manage and progress claims for the Partner in accordance with the strategies and action plan as determined by the Partner.
Compensation package
Hybrid working 1 day in the office, 4 days remote, Health Care Cash Plan, Holidays 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days) increasing to 26 after 5 years’ service and to 27 after 10 years’ service, Death In Service - after 1 year, Employer Pension Contribution, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tech Scheme, Season Ticket Loan*, Gym Flex
Key Accountabilities
- Reviewing documents and preparing reports
- Dealing with disclosure
- Reviewing evidence
- Conducting investigations
- Instructing Counsel/Experts
- Research
- Drafting generally
- Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel
- Dealing with routine correspondence
- Court appointments including own advocacy
- Providing initial reports and further reports / advice to clients, when requested
- Liaising directly with the Claims Handlers and Managers
- Complying with Clients instructions
- Willing to engage in Client development when required
- Assisting team in achieving goals and objectives
- Meeting agreed targets
- To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011
- Adhere to the Davies Values
Working Hours
35 hours per week Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Office location for this role is flexible between Coventry & Bolton. 1 day a week in the office and 4 days from home
Essential Skills and Attributes:
- Technically proficient in handling and/or assisting on disease litigated 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
- Ability to work within the Keoghs shared behaviour framework
Values
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do;
We are connected
We are dynamic
We are innovative
We succeed together
Reference: 52645662
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