Complex Injury Lawyer

Keoghs Llp; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Southampton seeks a legal professional to manage complex injury claims, including those involving catastrophic injuries. The role requires a qualified solicitor or relevant experience, focusing on responsibilities from case management to liaising with clients and experts. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance, generous leave, and a supportive workplace environment. Experience in indemnity, liability, and detailed claim calculations is essential, providing an excellent opportunity to advance in the field of law.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Family Cover Private Medical Insurance

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

24/7 online GP and mental health support

Pension Contribution 5% Employee / 3% Employer

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gym Flex

Access to Online Discount Sites

Qualifications

• Experience of indemnity and liability in an assisting capacity.
• Experience of calculating claim value using the Ogden tables preferred.
• Proven relevant legal experience is essential.
• Experience of cases involving complex medical issues preferred.
• Prior experience in Complex / Large Loss / CAT arena.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex injury claims including high value and catastrophic claims.
• Communicate with insurer clients and deal with their queries.
• Conduct forensic analysis of quantum evidence and prepare relevant documentation.
• Instruct medical experts and identify issues within medical records.
• Draft advice on claim handling for strategy discussions.

Skills

Indemnity

Liability

Attention to detail

Quantum analysis

Complex medical issue evaluation

Education

Qualified solicitor or CILEX

Job description

You will work as part of a team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim. The role will include:

Responsibilities

• Working with the Lead Lawyer to manage a caseload of complex injury claims including high value multi-track and catastrophic injury claims involving brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation and fatal claims.
• Communicating with sophisticated insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.
• Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence, preparing chronologies, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence.
• Using your existing knowledge of complex injury symptomology to identify relevant issues within medical records in order to instruct medical experts, drawing key issues to their attention.
• Critical analysis of sources of liability evidence and identifying any gaps.
• Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with the Lead Lawyer.
• Proactively identifying next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Lead Lawyer and taking action as agreed.
• Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements.
• Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc.
• Drafting pleadings and applications.
• Instructing counsel and attending conferences, JSMs, mediations both remotely and in person.
• Attend court in person or by telephone, attend trials, settlement conferences etc as required.
• Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.
• Delegate assigned tasks for a Legal Assistant and/or Paralegal and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives.
• Maintaining case management systems with up to date management information for clients.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within the Complex Injury Claims Team dealing with large loss claims. In this role you will assist the lead lawyer on complex, high value multi-track and catastrophic injury claims which will include EL/PL as well as RTA claims. Experience of indemnity, liability and excellent attention to detail essential. Experience of calculating the value of cases using the Ogden tables preferred. Your work will be supervised and feedback given. The role also includes the need to engage with sophisticated senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients. In this role you may also be required to assist your Lead Lawyer in activities which enhance and develop Keoghs' profile., Prior experience working in the area of Complex / Large Loss / CAT arena

Qualifications

• Experience of indemnity, liability (in an assisting capacity) and excellent attention to detail essential.
• Experience of calculating the value of a claim using the Ogden tables preferred.
• Qualified solicitor, CILEX or proven relevant legal experience is essential.
• Experience of indemnity, liability and quantum essential.
• Experience of cases involving complex medical issues preferred.
• Prior experience working in the area of Complex / Large Loss / CAT arena.

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
• 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