Technical Support Lawyer

Keoghs; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday

Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)

Pension Contribution 5% Employee / 3%

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

Keoghs is seeking a Technical Support Lawyer to lead a team of delegated authority handlers on fixed-fee files within our Public Sector Team in Bolton. The role combines supervision, training, and hands-on caseload management in a fast-paced environment.

You will drive technical excellence, manage client relationships, and contribute to strategy development while handling your own EL/PL matters up to £100k. Excellent advocacy and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or CILEX with admission to practice
• Experience handling EL/PL files up to £100k is essential
• Previous litigation experience is essential
• Previous supervision experience is essential
• Experience in the public sector is essential
• Financial Authority of at least £25k
• Good advocacy, client care and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work under pressure

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop aligned handlers/assistants to deliver technical excellence
• Drive financial authority audits and maintain commercial file handling
• Lead on technical excellence and delivery of strategies
• Manage a mixed caseload of public sector claims including EL/PL and data protection
• Support client-facing colleagues on designated clients when needed
• Participate in client audits and internal technical meetings
• Deliver bespoke training to sub-teams with PDPS support
• Maintain relationships with Keoghs clients and achieve chargeable hour targets

Skills

Qualified Solicitor

CILEX

Public sector experience

Supervision experience

EL/PL experience

Advocacy skills

Job description

Technical Support Lawyer

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bolton

Description

The Keoghs Casualty business unit is seeking to recruit a Qualified legal professional as a Technical Support Lawyer (TSL) to join our Public Sector Team. The TSL will lead a group of Delegated Authority handlers or assistants working on fixed fee files. Driving technical excellence in a commercial manner across all files.

This diverse role offers an excellent opportunity to train, mentor and develop others. The TSL will be key to driving innovative strategies and embedding Know Your Opponent practices.

The TSL will also carry their own small caseload of predominantly Multi Track files.

Key Responsibilities

• The supervision and development of their aligned handlers and/or assistants and will lead, encourage and mentor them to deliver technical excellence.


• Drive financial authority audits


• Drive technical excellence


• Ensure files are handled in a commercial manner


• Devising strategies on files within sub-team and ensuring they are delivered.


• Supporting the handlers to work economically on cases whilst delivering the best possible outcome for clients.


• Embed any KYO strategies.


• From time to time be required to support colleagues in client facing roles to support technically on designated clients


• Be involved in client audits


• Potential for face to face client meetings, training sessions, case surgeries and workshops and client socialising


• Attend internal technical meetings and disseminate information to their team.


• Devise and deliver training bespoke to the needs of their sub team, supported by PDPS


• In addition, the TSL will carry their own caseload and be responsible for:


• Building relationships with Keoghs clients


• Manage a mixed caseload of complex public sector claims including el/pl claims, civil penalty appeals, data protection, equality act and human rights issues


• Achieve targets in terms of chargeable hours, WIP and the collection of client MI

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified Solicitor/CILEX


• Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files up to £100k is essential


• Previous litigation experience is essential


• Previous supervision experience is essential


• Experience in Public sector


• Financial Authority of at least £25k


• Good advocacy skills.


• Positive, confident and enthusiastic.


• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills.


• Excellent client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines.


• Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure.


• High level of analytical skills.


• Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively.


• Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.


• Ability to win the trust and confidence, inspire and motivate


• The ability to demonstrate resilience


• Excellent IT skills


• Ability to act as a role model to others

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