Large Loss Lawyer
5 days ago
Liverpool
Keoghs Retail Team is seeking to recruit a Multi-Track File Handler to deal with delegated and non-delegated high value multi-track EL/PL claims. This diverse role offers an excellent opportunity to work within Keoghs’ thriving Corporate Sector Risks Practice with a variety of high profile retail and insurance clients. The successful candidate will predominantly handle a litigated case load but may also handle some specialist claims from pre-litigation and provide assistance to Partners on specialist and high value claims up to a value of £1,000,000.The successful candidate would also be a Technical Lead for at least one Retail client and be involved in internal technical client meetings. Key Responsibilities File Handling: • Building relationships with Keoghs clients - liaising with Retailers and, where appropriate Insurers, • Manage a mixed caseload of EL/PL predominantly multi track cases consisting of claims typically valued between £25k - £150k, • Provide assistance to Partners on specialist and high value claims up to a value of £1,000,000., • Assessing and advising on liability and quantum, • Devising strategies to resolve cases with the best possible outcome, identifying areas to investigate and evidence to collate, • Make full use of the firm’s Case Management System in progressing files from receipt to closure, • Draft pleadings to include Defences and witness evidence, • Attend court in person or by telephone, attend trials, settlement conferences etc as required, • Achieve targets in terms of chargeable hours, WIP and the collection of client MI, • Working with the wider team to ensure a seamless delivery of services to Keoghs clients, • To ensure compliance with the SRA standards & regulations, • Aligned to at least one Retail client being a point of contact for day to day queries for both Keoghs, Client Managers / Team Leaders, Broker and Insurer, • Lead Lawyer / Technical contact on at least one Retail client account for all technical and reputational issues, • Lead liaison on client audits for designated Retail client with support from Client Service Manager, • face to face review meetings – operational and strategic, • Training/case surgeries/workshops, • Socialising, • Be an internal referral point for designated Retail client queries and provide supervisory reviews Working Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Primary location for this role is Liverpool Skills, Knowledge and Expertise • 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