Complex Paralegal - Property, Risk and Coverage

Keoghs; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday increasing with service

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare - online GP

Death In Service after 1 year

Pension Contribution 5% Employee / 3% Employer

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Volunteering Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Gym Flex

Discounts at local retail outlets

Job summary

A leading insurance law firm in Bristol is seeking a Mid-Senior level legal assistant to support their Property Risks and Coverage team. Responsibilities include document management, legal research, and client communication under the supervision of senior lawyers. The ideal candidate will have a degree and experience in insurance claims. This full-time role offers varied benefits including generous holiday, health support, and a pension plan.

Qualifications

• Degree level education and/or postgraduate.
• Ability to prioritize workload.
• Pay attention to detail.
• Work with case management systems.
• Manage competing demands of a legal team.
• Previous experience in insurance claims.

Responsibilities

• Chase documents and make calls to stakeholders.
• Prepare legal bundles and collate documents.
• Manage files under supervision of senior lawyers.
• Conduct legal research and ensure compliance.

Skills

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Case management systems

Insurance claims knowledge

Education

Degree level education and/or postgraduate

Job description

Overview

Keoghs LLP is one of the leading insurance law firms in the UK and can rightly claim to be amongst the most dynamic in its sector. We now have a number of exciting opportunities to join our Property Risks and Coverage Large & Complex Loss team. These roles are based out of our Bristol office.

Department: Legal

Location: Bristol

Responsibilities

• Chasing documents
• Telephone calls to court/clerks/client
• Collating documents for lawyers needed to consider strategy
• Preparing bundles
• Diarising Court orders and other critical dates
• Arranging conferences
• Arranging Counsel and other expert attendance
• Legal research & completing factual chronologies
• Ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
• Any other duties as may be required

This is primarily an assisting role and you will not be required to handle a caseload in your own right, but you will be managing cases directly under the supervision of the Lead Lawyer/Partner.

You will also be working on delegated tasks on files belonging to the wider team.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Degree level education and/or postgraduate
• An ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work with case management systems
• The personal skills to deal with competing demands of your team of lawyers
• Previous experience of working in a team which handles insurance claims

Desirable

• Knowledge of the sorts of disputes dealt with by the PRC team

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 years’ 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

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Law Practice