Property Recoveries Lawyer

Keoghs Llp; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance law firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified solicitor for their Property Risks & Coverage Team. This role involves managing claims exceeding £10,000, conducting investigations, and providing legal solutions. The perfect candidate will possess strong attention to detail, be able to prioritize workload effectively, and have up to three years of defendant property litigation experience. The firm offers flexible work options, excellent benefits including private medical insurance, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)

25 days holiday per year

Family Cover option for insurance

Pension Contribution

Employee Volunteering Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounts at local retail outlets

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or equivalent with relevant technical capability.
• 0 – 3 years defendant property litigation experience.
• Experience of running a case load.

Responsibilities

• Conducting investigations with third parties.
• Drafting legal documents including letter of claim.
• Driving the litigation process as Claimant to conclusion.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to prioritize workload

Skills to deal with major litigation

Education

Qualified solicitor or equivalent

0 – 3 years defendant property litigation experience

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

of £100K, Experience in terms of claims valued over £100K will be a differential. This is a technical and at times client‑facing role for a well‑rounded lawyer, so you will have a keen interest in building client relationships through the delivery of training and mentoring as well as in delivering first‑class legal solutions to complex problems. The team regularly delivers training seminars and workshops to various insurer clients and the ideal candidate will have an interest in client development and show a willingness to assist in the preparation and delivery of seminars on technical legal issues.

Responsibilities

• Initial review/report to include consideration of funding, prospects of successful recovery and triage
• Investigating evidential matters, gathering evidence in order to establish cause of action
• Conducting investigations with third parties
• Instructing counsel and experts
• Legal research
• Drafting generally to include letter of claim, claim form and particulars for issue
• Attending conferences and trials with counsel
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Liaising with lay and insurer clients
• Engaging in settlement negotiations including consideration of and the drafting of Part 36 offers
• Preparing pre‑action and interim applications
• Driving the litigation process as Claimant to ultimate conclusion
• Assisting with ADR (including mediation)
• Court appointments
• Conducting advocacy by telephone and in person
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Working Hours and Location

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Office location: Bristol.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or equivalent with relevant technical capability
• 0 – 3 years defendant property litigation experience
• Experience of running a case load
• A working knowledge and understanding of the Household and Commercial recoveries

Soft Skills

• An ability to prioritise workload
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work with case management systems
• The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handler

Company 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 for talented insurance lawyers to join the Property Risks & Coverage Team. These roles will be based in our Bolton or Bristol offices and will focus on the Recoveries specialism. Flexible working is encouraged for the right candidate. Our recoveries team work across the national offices primarily out of our Bolton and Bristol offices however location is not the determining factor for success in this role. This is a Claimant role and the successful candidate will handle a case load of Household and Commercial Property recovery files which will deal with a wide range of perils (fires, floods, product liability) from a selection of the team's well known insurers. Typically the value of these claims exceed £10,000 and we are looking for candidates who can handle claims valued between £10 and £100K and upwards.

Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
• 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
• Critical Illness Cover
• PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
• 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