Assistant Lawyer

Davies; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year (increasing)

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare 24/7 online GP and wellbeing

Death In Service

Pension Contribution 5% / 3%

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Volunteering Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Gym Flex

Discount Sites

Discounts at Merlin Attractions

Discounts at local outlets

Job summary

Davies is seeking an Assistant Lawyer to support a Complex Disease Lawyer in Birmingham. The role focuses on progressing claims, preparing reports, and managing a variety of complex disease cases with a high level of care and profitability.

The successful candidate will handle disclosure, evidence review, witness statements, and instructing Counsel/Experts, while maintaining strict adherence to Court timetables and Davies values.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a lawyer on complex disease or clinical negligence cases.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for reports and instructions.
• Ability to handle confidential personal and medical information with discretion.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review documents and prepare reports.
• Deal with disclosure in accordance with procedure.
• Review evidence including medical and personnel records.
• Conduct investigations with insured and obtain witness statements.
• Instruct Counsel and/or experts as required.
• Undertake legal research to support case strategy.
• Draft legal documents and correspondence.
• Attend conferences and trials with Counsel.
• Handle routine correspondence and filing.
• Attend court appointments and hearings.
• Liaise with insurers and insureds to obtain instructions.
• Ensure adherence to court timetables.
• Adhere to Davies values in all duties.

Skills

Legal research

Negotiation

Case management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Self-organisation

IT skills

Job description

Assistant Lawyer

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Description

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.

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.
• 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-prioritiseAbility to work under pressure and to target
• An enthusiastic and hardworking individual
• Good level of IT skills

Job 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 year's 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