Bolton
Join Keoghs, a leading provider of legal and claims solutions to the insurance industry. \n As a Paralegal, you'll support our litigation teams in delivering exceptional client service, managing a variety of legal and administrative tasks while contributing to key client objectives. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, fast-paced legal environment and build your career with a market-leading firm. \n Key Accountabilities \n\n • Maintain and update case management systems, including court deadlines, directions, applications, orders, and file activity.\n, • Draft routine court documents and correspondence.\n, • Liaise with courts, counsel, experts, witnesses, insurers, brokers, and opposing parties to progress claims.\n, • Chase outstanding instructions, documents, and actions to ensure deadlines are met.\n, • Process and monitor payment requests in line with client requirements.\n, • Ensure compliance with SRA Standards & Regulations.\n, • Support file handlers with investigations, recoveries, billing queries, MI completion, and file closure activities.\n, • Provide additional administrative and ad hoc support to the wider team as required.\n\n Experience, Skills and Qualifications \n\n • Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable\n, • Good communication skills and experience of negotiating with and influencing 3rd parties to obtain information\n, • Demonstrable experience of ;\n, • Following a semi-prescribed programme of work \n \n, • Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public\n, • Gathering and recording information\n, • Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload\n \n, • IT Literate; \n \n, • Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook)\n, • Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system\n \n, • Proficient in the use of alpha numerical filing systems\n, • GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent\n\n Benefits \n\n • Davies Incentive Plan\n, • 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)\n, • Simply Health Care Cash Plan\n, • 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\n, • Death In Service – after 1 years’ service\n, • Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer\n, • Employee Resource Groups\n, • Employee Volunteering Programme\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme*\n, • Tech Scheme*\n, • Season Ticket Loan*\n, • Gym Flex*\n, • Access to Online Discount Sites\n, • Discounted Gourmet Society Membership\n, • Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide\n, • Discounts at local retail outlets\n\n *after successfully completing probation