Solicitor 4+PQE

Keoghs; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday

Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)

Wellbeing support

Pension contribution 5% / 3% employer

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Gym Flex

Discounts at local outlets

Job summary

Keoghs LLP in Bolton is seeking a lawyer with experience in Defendant insurance litigation, focusing on recoveries. The role is technical and client‑facing, with opportunities to build client relationships through training and mentoring as well as delivering first class legal solutions.

You will handle Household and Commercial recovery files for a well‑known insurer market, join a team that trains and presents seminars, and contribute to complex matters with senior counsel.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Defendant insurance litigation firm.
• Litigation experience specifically relating to Recoveries.
• Knowledge of Household and Commercial recoveries.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Attention to detail.
• Experience with case management systems.
• Ability to liaise with senior claims handlers on major litigation.

Responsibilities

• Initial review and reporting on cases.
• Disclosures and evidence review.
• Conduct investigations and instruct counsel/experts.
• Legal research and drafting.
• Attend conferences and trials with counsel.
• Correspondence handling and client liaison.
• Settlement negotiations including Part 36 offers.
• Prepare pre-action and interim applications.
• Prepare documents for trial and assist with ADR.
• Court appointments and advocacy by phone and in person.
• Ensure compliance with SRA Standards & Regulations.

Skills

Defendant litigation

Recoveries

Case management

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

Stakeholder liaison

Litigation strategy

Job description

Description

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.

Department: Legal

Location: Bolton

The successful candidate will handle a case of load of Household and Commercial Property recovery files from a selection of the team’s well known insurers.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Initial review/report
• Dealing with disclosure
• Reviewing evidence
• Conducting investigations
• Instructing counsel and experts
• Legal research
• Drafting generally
• Attending conferences and trials with counsel
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Liaising with lay and insurer clients
• Engaging in settlement negotiations including consideration and drafting of Part 36 offers
• Preparing pre-action and interim applications
• Preparing documents for trial
• Assisting with ADR (including mediation)
• Court appointments
• Conducting advocacy by telephone and in person
• Ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Working Hours
35 hours per week Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm inclusive of 1 hour unpaid lunch break.
Office location for this role is Parklands, Bolton.
We are hybrid workers with 1 day attendance at the office required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Previous experience in a Defendant insurance litigation firm
• Previous litigation experience specifically relating to Recoveries
• A working knowledge and understanding of the Household and Commercial recoveries
• An ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to pay 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 handlers

Values

• We are connected
• We are Dynamic
• We are Innovative
• We succeed together

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)
• 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