Paralegal - Casualty Injury

FQPS Academy Ltd.; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Gym membership discount

Professional funding

Social events (in person and remote)

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft in Belfast is seeking Paralegals for a permanent role with a focus on EL/PL, Professional Negligence, Medical Negligence and Employment. You will join a market-leading CSG team serving over 40 insurers and corporates, with an emphasis on timely, high-quality client service.

The role involves managing pre-litigated and litigated work, instructing experts, drafting witnesses, and maintaining client relationships while meeting performance KPIs.

Qualifications

• Prioritisation and organisation to structure work and meet deadlines.
• Interpersonal communication with clients, intermediaries and colleagues.
• Analytical ability to review facts and identify key issues.
• Commercial sense to apply law pragmatically.
• Resilience in negotiations and handling feedback.
• Commitment and enthusiasm with a professional attitude.
• Alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles: Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of pre-litigated or litigated work.
• Screen matters for prospects and liaise with clients on instructions.
• Review instructions and advise on case prospects.
• Resolve claims through negotiation and litigation within client standards.
• Instruct experts and counsel, draft Witness Statements and Court documents.
• Maintain contact with clients and manage expectations; meet KPIs.
• Uphold the DAC Beachcroft brand and standards.

Skills

Prioritisation

Organisation

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Commercial sense

Resilience

Commitment and enthusiasm

Alignment with cultural principles

Job description

We are looking for a number of Paralegals to join our market leading CSG team that works with over 40 insurance companies and self-insured corporates. Our team specialises in EL/PL, Professional Negligence, Medical Negligence and Employment and this role will cover a number of these areas. This role will be situated in Belfast on a permanent basis, where you will be asked to come into the office 5 times a week.

What you will do?

You are expected to provide a timely, professional and high-quality service to our clients in the management of claims. Depending on your role, and with the support of a supervisor and team manager you will be expected to:

• Be responsible for a varied caseload of pre-litigated or litigated work.
• Screen matters for prospects and liaise with clients upon receipt of instructions.
• Review instructions and provide client advice on case prospects.
• Resolve claims through negotiation and litigation within client service standards.
• Instruct experts and counsel, draft Witness Statements and other Court documents.
• Maintain contact with our clients and their Customers whilst proactively managing their expectations.
• Meet individual performance measures (financial performance, realisation rates and other KPIs).
• Ensure that the DAC Beachcroft brand and standards are maintained.

Who you are

We are happy to hear from graduates or those with customer service/retail experience who are team players and have the passion for learning. We'd also like to hear from Paralegals who may already have experience working in a legal environment.

You will have;

• Prioritisation and Organisation Skills - the ability to structure your time well, prioritise work effectively and recognise when to ask for help.
• Interpersonal skills - communication skills to liaise with clients, intermediaries and colleagues on the phone and in person.
• Analytical skills - The ability to critically look at factual evidence, identify key legal arguments and apply the same.
• Commercial sense - The ability to know the principle or law but also know when is it worth pursuing it.
• Resilience - The ability to stand their ground in a telephone negotiation and to receive feedback.
• Commitment and enthusiasm - with a professional attitude.
• Alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).

What's in it for you?

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/Work-with-us/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!

About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Dubai (DIFC), Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

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