Serious Injury Paralegal

HCC Solicitors; Plymouth; Híbrido; GBP 22.000 - 28.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Death in service*

Cycle to work scheme*

Generous annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff social events

Training opportunities

Charitable day

Travel season ticket loans*

Long standing service awards

Employee thank you awards

Descripción de la vacante

Horwich Cohen Coghlan Limited t/a HCC Solicitors in Plymouth seeks an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to support a Partner on high-value cases and to manage deadlines efficiently.

You will assist with file organisation, case research, drafting letters, court documents, and witness statements while liaising with Counsel and medical experts in a supportive, fast-paced environment.

Formación

• Previous experience of working in a personal injury department.
• Experience within an office environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• IT skills such as Word/Outlook/Excel.
• Proven ability to work to deadlines.
• Previous experience of working in Serious Injury will be highly favoured.

Responsabilidades

• Assist a Partner on catastrophic and fatal personal injury cases.
• Research using internal resources and draft letters of instruction and claims.
• Draft Court documents and witness statements; prepare Schedules of Loss.
• Liaise with Counsel and Medical experts; review medical records and draft Chronology.

Conocimientos

Personal injury

Communication skills

Time management

Deadline driven

Office experience

IT skills

Herramientas

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a talented and experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join our team of highly experienced Lawyers based in our Plymouth office. The successful candidate will offer assistance on a wide variety of high value and complex cases, whilst also gaining valuable experience in a well-established, long-standing firm.

Duties

• Research using internal resources
• Assisting a Partner on catastrophic and fatal personal injury cases.
• Working to court deadlines
• Assisting with file organisation
• Drafting letters of instruction and claim
• Drafting Court documents and other documents such as witness statements (covering liability and quantum) and Schedules of Loss
• Liaising with Counsel and Medical experts.
• Reviewing medical records and drafting Chronology
• Diary Management
• Use of in-house case management system
• Keeping clients updated in a clear and empathetic manner.
• Ensuring that client’s rehabilitation and financial needs are at all times being considered and met on an ongoing basis.
• Maintaining awareness of the Civil Procedure Rules and their application to the Multi-Track process

Skills

• Previous experience of working in a personal injury department.
• Experience within an office environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• IT Skills such as Word/ Outlook/ Excel
• Proven ability to work to deadlines
• Previous experience of working in Serious Injury will be highly favoured
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff social events
• Training opportunities
• Death in service*
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Referral schemes for bringing both new claims and team members
• Paid Birthday Day off
• Paid day off to move house
• Long standing service awards
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Employee thank you awards
• Travel season ticket loans*
• Charitable day (1 days paid leave to support your favourite charity or community group.)

Horwich Cohen Coghlan Limited t/a HCC Solicitors a registered company in England and Wales registered number 08043633. Our registered office is Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester, M32 0RS. We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA Number 608056. Our conduct is governed by the SRA Standards and Regulations which can be accessed here: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations