EL/PL Casualty File Handler – Fast-Track Hybrid Role

Davies; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year (with buy/sor

Family Cover Private Medical Insurance

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

Job summary

Davies in Bolton is seeking a Casualty NDA File Handler to manage a varied EL/PL caseload for multiple insurance clients. The role requires forensic and analytical skills, handling Fast-Track cases with potential Multi Track work up to £100K, often on a non-delegated authority basis.

You will work 35 hours weekly (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm) with a hybrid pattern, based primarily at Parklands, Bolton. The role demands strong evidence review, strategy setting, and coordination with Counsel and experts.

Qualifications

• Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files.
• Previous litigation experience.
• Meeting targets.
• Positive, confident and enthusiastic.
• Good advocacy skills.
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills.
• Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines on a non-delegated basis.
• Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure.
• High level of analytical skills.
• Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively.
• Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.
• Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail.
• Driven to achieve.
• Excellent IT Skills.
• Ability to work within the Keoghs Shared Values framework.
• The ability to demonstrate resilience and self-control.

Responsibilities

• Considering concepts and merits of primary and secondary liability in employer and public liability claims.
• Handling matters in accordance with client SLA’s.
• Initial report/review and setting strategy for the management of the claim.
• Reviewing evidence (eg. Witness statements, GP records, Occupational Health/ Personnel records, property inspection reports).
• Dealing with Disclosure.
• Conducting investigations.
• Conducting CMC’s and applications.
• Review and report re exchange of evidence, receipt of medical evidence, joints statements or at any other stage.
• Instructing Counsel/investigators/medical and other experts.
• Drafting questions to medical experts.
• Costs Schedules.
• Dealing with routine correspondence & reviewing matters throughout.
• Drafting in general.
• Research.
• Counter Schedule.
• Pre-Trial reports.
• Attending Conferences and Trial with Counsel.
• Preparing/checking Trial Bundles.
• CRU appeal.
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations.

Skills

EL/PL experience

Litigation experience

Target driven

Advocacy skills

Communication skills

Client care

Deadline management

Analytical skills

Decision making

Resilience

IT skills

Values alignment

Attention to detail

Job description

Davies in Bolton is seeking a Casualty NDA File Handler to manage a varied EL/PL caseload for multiple insurance clients. The role requires forensic and analytical skills, handling Fast-Track cases with potential Multi Track work up to £100K, often on a non-delegated authority basis.

You will work 35 hours weekly (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm) with a hybrid pattern, based primarily at Parklands, Bolton. The role demands strong evidence review, strategy setting, and coordination with Counsel and experts.