Graduate Paralegal - Military Claims

Keoghs; Birmingham; In loco; GBP 22.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year (buy/sell 3)

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health

Death In Service

Pension Contribution 5% Employee / 3%

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 Merlin Attractions Tickets

Descrizione del lavoro

Keoghs in Birmingham is seeking a paralegal to support the Legacy Disease Team in achieving Client KPI’s and SLA’s. You will undertake a variety of tasks to progress cases and maintain accurate activity records.

Key responsibilities include updating trackers with file allocations and court dates, drafting routine court documents, liaising with courts, counsel, experts and insurers, following up on instructions, handling payments, diarising CRU and undertaking ad hoc duties to support Fee Earners

Competenze

• Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable.
• Good communication skills and experience of negotiating with and influencing 3rd parties to obtain information.
• Demonstrable experience of following a semi-prescribed programme of work.
• Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public.
• Gathering and recording information.
• Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload.
• IT literate.
• Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system.
• GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent.

Mansioni

• Update Tracker with file allocations, diary records, court dates, directions, applications and orders as well as general activity, ensuring accurate recording of activity to allow progress tracking.
• Drafting of routine court documents. Examples may include AOS, Notice of Change, Court Orders, Witness Summons and precedent based applications
• Liaising with Courts, Counsel, Opponents, Experts, Witnesses, Insureds and brokers to progress the case.
• Examples of tasks include requesting and providing updates; requests for extensions to comply with Protocol; dealing with GP, hospital, OH and Personnel mandates; booking Counsel for hearings and conferences; and appointments with experts.
• Follow up on outstanding instructions, documents and other actions to ensure that responses are received within required timescales.
• Make payment requests using the appropriate payment request process for the client and chase to ensure payments are received and dispatched within required deadlines
• Diarising and updating CRU
• Undertaking additional ad hoc duties to support the Fee Earners and the team, as required and may include:
• Complete initial steps in recovery of our Client’s outlay and collate the outcome
• Undertake minor investigations on liability and quantum so as to provide File Handlers with basic information to be able to progress the claims
• Undertake administration duties on files, such tasks may include completion of MI; drafting write off forms, requesting final bills and dealing with billing queries; and file closure/transfer activities.

Conoscenze

Legal environment experience

Communication skills

Negotiation with third parties

Structured work process

Customer communication

Data gathering

Self-motivation

IT literacy

Formazione

GCSE Maths and English (A-C)

Strumenti

MS Office Suite

Case Management System

Descrizione del lavoro

Description

The paralegal will undertake a variety of tasks to support the members of the Legacy Disease Team in achieving Client KPI’s and SLA’s. The variety of tasks you will be required to undertake are listed under Key Accountabilities.

Department: Legal
Location: Birmingham

Key Responsibilities

• Update Tracker with file allocations, diary records, court dates, directions, applications and orders as well as general activity, ensuring accurate recording of activity to allow progress tracking.


• Drafting of routine court documents. Examples may include AOS, Notice of Change, Court Orders, Witness Summons and precedent based applications


• Liaising with Courts, Counsel, Opponents, Experts, Witnesses, Insureds and brokers to progress the case.


• Examples of tasks include requesting and providing updates; requests for extensions to comply with Protocol; dealing with GP, hospital, OH and Personnel mandates; booking Counsel for hearings and conferences; and appointments with experts.


• Follow up on outstanding instructions, documents and other actions to ensure that responses are received within required timescales.


• Make payment requests using the appropriate payment request process for the client and chase to ensure payments are received and dispatched within required deadlines


• Diarising and updating CRU


• Undertaking additional ad hoc duties to support the Fee Earners and the team, as required and may include:


• Complete initial steps in recovery of our Client’s outlay and collate the outcome


• Undertake minor investigations on liability and quantum so as to provide File Handlers with basic information to be able to progress the claims


• Undertake administration duties on files, such tasks may include completion of MI; drafting write off forms, requesting final bills and dealing with billing queries; and file closure/transfer activities.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• The successful applicant will ideally have the following skills:


• Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable


• Good communication skills and experience of negotiating with and influencing 3rd parties to obtain information


• Demonstrable experience of;


• Following a semi-prescribed programme of work


• Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public


• Gathering and recording information


• Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload


• IT Literate


• Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook)


• Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system.


• GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent

Job 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

*after successfully completing probation