Assistant Lawyer

Davies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year with buy/sell

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare 24/7 online GP and wellbeing

Job summary

Davies is seeking an Assistant Lawyer to support a Complex Disease Lawyer in Birmingham. The role focuses on managing and progressing claims, reviewing documents, and handling disclosures to achieve profitable outcomes.

The successful candidate will assist with instruction of Counsel and Experts, conduct research, and attend conferences and trials. Strong IT skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure are essential.

Qualifications

• Support a Complex Disease Lawyer to manage and progress claims.
• Demonstrate ability to review documents and prepare reports.
• Show effective handling of disclosure and evidence review.
• Instruct Counsel/Experts and liaise with Insurers.

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

Case management

Negotiation

Initiative

Prioritisation

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Self-organisation

Work under pressure

IT skills

Tools

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