Paralegal - OIC / MOJ Portal Litigation Handler

Kennedys; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm in Manchester is seeking enthusiastic claims handlers to join its Motor team. This role involves managing a caseload of MOJ and OIC portal claims, drafting key documents, and liaising with clients. Ideal candidates will have 0–2 years of relevant experience, strong communication, and negotiation skills. The firm offers opportunities for professional development and values an inclusive culture, focusing on diversity and career growth.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Inclusive company culture

Mentoring and resources for growth

Qualifications

• 0–2 years' relevant claims handling experience.
• Experience of MOJ / OIC portal claims handling preferred.
• Litigation or credit hire experience within motor claims preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of MOJ and OIC portal claims.
• Draft and review key documents including defences.
• Liaise directly with clients to progress cases.

Skills

Strong client communication skills

Negotiation skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Job description

Kennedys is growing its Motor team and is looking for enthusiastic claims handlers to join our busy practice, with a focus on claims handling within the MOJ and OIC portals. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your technical skills, working closely with leading motor insurers on fast-paced, high-volume caseloads.

Team

Kennedys' Motor team manages a wide range of pre- and post-litigation matters, from low-value portal claims through to more complex fast-track disputes. Acting for major UK motor insurers, claims handling companies and self-insured businesses, the team offers hands-on experience in all stages of the litigation process, with a particular emphasis on MOJ and OIC portal work.

The Role

As a handler, you will :

• Manage your own caseload of MOJ and OIC portal claims from instruction through to settlement or litigation.
• Draft and review key documents including defences, witness statements, and instructions to counsel.
• Liaise directly with clients, claimants, and third parties to progress cases efficiently.
• Handle quantum disputes and advise on liability issues.
• Support senior fee earners with more complex litigation when required.
• Ensure cases are managed in line with service level agreements and client expectations.

Required experience

We welcome applications from candidates with :

0–2 years' relevant claims handling experience.

Experience of MOJ / OIC portal claims handling (defendant experience preferred but not essential).

Litigation or credit hire experience within motor claims. (preferred but not essential).

Strong client communication and negotiation skills.

Goodorganisational and time management abilities, with the ability to manage volume caseloads

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.