Portal Legal Advisor

Allen Insurance Recruitment Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a candidate to manage high volume Fast Track Personal Injury RTA claims. The role involves providing professional legal advice to clients, efficiently handling the caseload, and negotiating settlements. Candidates should have experience managing their own RTA claims and possess strong negotiation and communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to work in a target-oriented environment with a focus on client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of managing own caseload of Fast Track RTA claims.
• Excellent negotiator with strong communication skills.
• Ability to progress cases effectively and manage client expectations.

Responsibilities

• Manage Fast Track Personal Injury RTA Portal claims efficiently.
• Provide professional legal advice to clients with regular contact.
• Identify cases for litigation when beneficial and act quickly.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication skills

Case management

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for a high volume caseload of Fast Track Personal Injury RTA Portal claims, following the OIC process, making use of the firm’s Case Management Systems and using the agreed internal procedures and practices
• To progress your caseload in a manner to ensure that clients receive appropriate, professional, timely and pertinent legal advice, with regular contact, whilst managing their expectations
• To identify early those cases where proceedings would be tactically beneficial to litigate and to do so expeditiously
• To achieve and exceed various targets set in relation to settlements and issuing, without compromising the firm’s integrity
• To liaise appropriately and timely with sources, medical agencies, experts, third party insurers and other relevant parties to ensure that cases are pro-actively progressed
• Where necessary, and in accordance with the firm’s internal policies and procedures, to instruct Barristers to represent clients at hearings and obtain formal Advice over issues of quantum
• Perform to a high level in a target-orientated environment

Experience & Knowledge

• Previous experience of managing your own caseload of Fast Track RTA claims, or hands on experience of managing tasks relating to such cases
• Excellent negotiator with strong communication skills
• Comp...