Claims Assistant - Marine Team

Clyde & Co; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Claims Assistant to join their Marine Team in Manchester. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in marine law while working in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have a degree and a strong work ethic, with the ability to manage a varied caseload effectively. Full training will be provided, making this position suitable for recent graduates eager to learn and develop their skills. Join a successful and growing team where your contributions will be valued and rewarded.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months experience in marine or commercial insurance market.
• Strong academic credentials, preferably CII qualification or degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage files, ensuring proper documentation and filing.
• Assist with billing and expenses, supporting financial tasks.
• Create and upload information to client data rooms.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Good organisational skills

Attention to detail

Customer service orientation

Proactive and flexible approach

Education

Degree-level education

CII qualification or above

Tools

Document and case management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Claims Assistant - Marine Team - Manchester

We are looking for a Claims Assistant to join the Marine Team based in our Manchester office.

The Role

Working in a specialised team for a leading international law firm in Manchester, you will be responsible for a varied workload, including admin, billing, and pursuing subrogated claims against liable parties in the UK and globally. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience in marine law within a successful and growing team.

To succeed in this role, it is preferable to have a minimum of 12 months experience in the marine or commercial insurance market. You should have strong academic credentials, preferably CII qualification or above, or a degree. A strong work ethic, ability to handle a high-volume, varied caseload with deadlines and targets, is essential.

Experience with handling subrogated recoveries is ideal, but the ability to learn this work quickly is also acceptable. This role is suitable for recent graduates as full training will be provided.

Key Responsibilities

Administrative

• File management: updating and maintaining files, ensuring documents are correctly named and stored according to business conventions (electronic and paper).
• File opening and closing: setting up matters on relevant systems and ensuring proper closure and archiving procedures.
• Printing, copying, and scanning documents as needed, supporting high-volume tasks.

Financial

• Assisting with billing and expenses.

Processing

• Creating and uploading information to client data rooms following instructions.
• Checking data for accuracy.
• Managing client correspondence, ensuring proper filing in document management systems.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree-level education.
• Effective communication skills for liaising with clients and internal teams.
• Good organisational skills and effective time management.
• Conscientious with a focus on quality and responsibility.
• Positive attitude and adaptability.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Customer service orientation.
• Proactive, professional, and flexible approach.
• Willingness to learn and develop.
• Team player committed to delivering quality service.

Technical Skills

• Relevant office administration experience.
• Experience with document and case management systems.
• Knowledge of pursuing subrogated claims in the UK and globally.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Click on the link for the full job description. We offer a supportive environment with learning and development opportunities to aid your career progression.

For more information, contact [e-mail] or call 0161 240 2820.

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