Graduate Entry - Paralegal

Keoghs; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance law firm in the UK is seeking a candidate for an assisting role in their Property Risks and Coverage team. You will support experienced lawyers with tasks related to property damage claims such as opening files, chasing documents, and conducting legal research. This position offers flexible working arrangements, with a focus on collaboration and teamwork. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail and the ability to work within case management systems. Competitive benefits include a pension plan and health cash plan.

Benefits

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday plus buy/sell options

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

24/7 online GP access

Death In Service after 1 year

Pension Contribution

Employee Volunteering Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Gym Flex

Discounts at local retail outlets

Qualifications

• Experience in a team handling insurance claims and/or legal environment is desirable.
• Knowledge of disputes dealt with by the PRC team is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Opening and allocating files.
• Chasing documents and collating information for lawyers.
• Diarising critical dates and arranging conferences.
• Conducting legal research and ensuring compliance.

Skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Attention to detail

Ability to work with case management systems

Personal skills to handle competing demands

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 team (PRC). Flexible working is encouraged for the right candidates.

Our cases require a collaborative approach, and you will be part of a team which will typically handle property damage claims arising from fires, floods, product liability and other perils. This is not a file handling role. You will be part of an operational support team and will be supporting more experienced lawyers who will be pursuing Household and Commercial recovery matters as well as advising on complex and policy coverage issues.

The team acts on behalf of a number of the key insurer clients for the firm. The team has a particular focus on Claimant and Defendant work. The work that the team does will involve advising a number of well-known insurers on issues of funding, prospects of success, evidential matters arising from fires, floods and other property perils.

This is an assisting role and you will not be required to handle a case load in your own right. You will be working on delegated tasks on files belonging to the wider team.

Key Accountabilities

• File opening and allocation
• Chasing documents
• Collating documents for lawyers needed to consider strategy
• 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
• File Closure

Working Hours

35 hours per week Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• 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

Desirable

• Degree level education and/or Postgraduate
• Previous experience of working in a team which handles insurance claims and/or a legal environment
• 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