Crime & Regulatory File Handler Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Bolton seeks a Crime & Regulatory File Handler Assistant to support Lead Lawyers in managing regulatory cases. The role involves liaising with courts, reviewing evidence, and preparing documentation for hearings. Ideal candidates will have a legal background, strong organisational skills, and attention to detail. Join a dynamic team dedicated to transforming operations in the legal sector.

Benefits

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare – 24/7 online GP

Death In Service after 1 year

Pension contribution: 5% Employee / 3% Employer

Employee Volunteering Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a similar legal crime role.
• Experience in client liaison preferred.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Assist Lead Lawyers with regulatory cases and motor crime.
• Liaise with Court, prepare bundles for hearings.
• Review medical records and evidence.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Team Player

Tools

Case Management Systems

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Crime & Regulatory File Handler Assistant, Bolton

Client: Davies

Location: Bolton

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: b7ac8798a69a

Job Views: 5

Posted: 12.05.2025

Expiry Date: 26.06.2025

Job Description

The file handler assistant will predominantly assist Lead Lawyers dealing with regulatory cases, motor crime, and inquest work.

Key Accountabilities

• You will work as part of a team, supporting those with responsibility for progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the case. Initially starting as a File Handler Assistant, the role will include:
• Liaison with Court and Coroner's office
• Chase for transcripts and disclosure, collating the evidence
• Review of medical records, post-mortem reports, and CCTV footage
• Attending site, taking photos, and drafting basic statements
• Research into relevant HSE guidelines
• Research into Insured's - corporate structure, their procedures, risk assessments, documents
• Collating witness availability
• Preparation of bundles for hearings, serving bundles
• Watching briefs at hearings and inquests, drafting notes of evidence, outcome, and sentencing
• Review of client’s evidence - obtaining, collating, indexing, cross-referencing with own statements and Prosecution's statements, summarising evidence for lead file handlers
• Liaising with Court, Coroner's Office, and CQC/Police/HSE or relevant regulator
• Attending site inspections
• Serving Defence case statements, sentencing bundles, and mitigation bundles
• Reviewing transcripts of evidence
• Organising and attending conferences & meetings, drafting notes of discussion, and following the agreed strategy following lead lawyer’s strategy
• Attendance behind Counsel for trials & inquests - drafting notes of evidence, outcome, and sentencing

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

• Prior experience in a similar role and environment - ideally in a legal crime role or a professional legal background demonstrating transferable skills
• Experience in client liaison is preferred
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload using initiative
• Attention to detail
• Experience with case management systems
• Ability to deal with insureds sensitively given the context
• Good communication skills at all levels
• Calm under pressure and able to re-prioritise
• Self-confidence, good literacy, and IT skills
• Team player with flexibility to meet client service levels
• Ability to work within the Keoghs Shared Values framework

Ref No: DAV-2041

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year (increase with service, with option to buy & sell 3 days)
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support, and wellbeing resources
• Death In Service after 1 year
• Pension contribution: 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Volunteering Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions
• Discounts at local retail outlets

*after successful probation

We are a professional services and technology firm partnering with leading insurance and regulated businesses. We help clients manage risk, operate core processes, and transform their operations through services in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation, and change management. Our global team of over 8,000 professionals operates across ten countries, including the UK & US. Davies has grown significantly over the past decade, serving more than 1,500 clients in insurance, financial services, public sector, and other regulated industries.