Experienced Paralegal - Motor Injury

DAC Beachcroft; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Newport is seeking an Experienced Paralegal to join their Motor Injury team. The successful candidate will manage litigated motor injury cases, support clients, and maintain high standards of service. Desired skills include strong IT literacy, analytical abilities, and resilience. The firm offers a competitive remuneration package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Discounted gym membership

Opportunities for growth and progression

In person and remote social events

ESG activities involvement

Qualifications

• Experience in similar roles or areas of practice is desirable but not essential.
• Be IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• The ability to organise time and seek help when needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional service in managing motor injury cases.
• Act as a point of contact for clients.
• Maintain and develop technical knowledge.

Skills

IT skills

Prioritisation & Organisation skills

Analytical skills

Commercial sense

Interpersonal skills

Resilience

Aptitude to learn

Good oral and written communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Experienced Paralegal - Motor Injury

Department: CSG - Casualty (EL/PL / CAT PI / Disease / Fraud / Motor / Credit Hire)

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Newport

Description

DAC Beachcroft is looking to appoint an experienced paralegal to join our Motor Injury team in CSG in Newport.

Our market leading motor injury teams work with over 40 insurance companies and self-insured corporates.

CSG, whose clients are a mix of leading names in the insurance industry as well as household name corporates, deals with all aspects of defendant litigation, to include catastrophic injury, motor, casualty, disease, product and health and safety.The team is increasingly becoming involved in offering pre-emptive advice on these issues as well as dispute resolution.

The team has a progressive approach and a market leading reputation for not simply tackling litigation, but also for tracking and analysing behaviours and trends with a view to providing our clients with bespoke strategies and analysis of changing market behaviours.

The team deals with injury claims of all values and complexities.

What you will do?

Provide a timely, professional and high-quality service to clients in the management of volume litigated motor injury cases.

You will:

• Be responsible for a varied caseload of litigated or pre litigated work with an appropriate level of supervision
• Act as a point of contact for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience
• Maintain and develop technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions and reading appropriate publications
• Comply with internal and external service level agreements
• To record timely and accurate management information
• To hit their individual financial targets (which are set based upon work type, charging basis and experience)
• Support marketing and business development activity within the team (e.g. attending marketing events, client training, clinics and shadowing days)
• Maintain an awareness of the firm's strategies and plans
• You will be required to handle confidential information in line with the firm's data

Who you are

All relevant experience in similar roles or areas of practice is desirable but not essential and we are happy to hear from you have experience in another area of law if you feel you would be a good fit.

• IT skills - Be IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Prioritisation & Organisation skills – The ability to organise their own time, recognise what's a time pressure, what's important and when to ask for help.
• Analytical skills – The ability to critically look at factual evidence, identify what is not right/out of the ordinary.
• Commercial sense – The ability to know the principle or law but also know when is it worth pursuing it.
• Interpersonal skills – The ability to get on with a team, speak to a customer on the phone and meet a client.
• Resilience – The ability to stand their ground in a telephone negotiation and to receive feedback.
• Aptitude to learn – The ability to retain knowledge and put into play new skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

**Please note this role is not suitable for entry level candidates.

What's in it for you?

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
• A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
• Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
• In person and remote social events
• Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!