EL PL Technical Lead
hace 2 días
Liverpool
Keoghs is seeking to recruit a Construction Technical Lead to deal with delegated and non-delegated high value Construction and 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 construction, retail and insurance clients. The successful candidate will predominantly handle a specialist/high value case load up to a value of £1,000,000. The successful candidate would also be a Technical Lead for several Construction clients and be involved and may lead in both client and internal technical meetings. Key Responsibilities Technical Lead: • Construction Technical Lead and Point of contact for day-to-day queries for both Keoghs, Client Managers / Team Leaders, Broker and Insurer, • Technical referrals point for all Corporate Risks construction accounts., • Responsible for preparing and maintaining client litigation handling manuals and regularly updates on changes and developments, • Provide technical oversight, supervision, mentoring and training across pre-litigation and litigation construction teams., • Devising strategies and updates on industry developments, • Sign court documents for construction clients and support technical quality, governance, and risk management across the portfolio., • Manage a small number of construction client risks and provide technical input on client opportunities as the sector grows., • Lead liaison on client audits for designated Construction clients with support from Client Service Manager, • Support the CAM with litigation handling manuals and regularly update team on any changes and developments, • Prepare for and attend Operational and Performance review meetings with Construction clients to include focus on KPIs (quality/defensibility) and claims risk related performance, and ownership of technical aspects of claims pack, • Attendance at internal technical meetings led by Technical Manager/Director File Handling: • Building relationships with Keoghs clients and, where appropriate Insurers, • Manage a mixed caseload of construction / EL/PL multi track/specialist cases consisting of claims typically valued more than £100,00, • Minimum five chargeable hours per day, • Provide assistance to CAMS and 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, • Adhere to the Keoghs Values Business development and Client Growth: • Support the Construction Sector Lead in promoting and growing Construction client base, • Attendance at client review meetings – operational and strategic, • Prepare and deliver training/case surgeries/workshops, • Socialising and attending client and industry events Skills, Knowledge & Expertise • Prove knowledge and profile with the construction claims market, • High Value Construction EL/PL litigated file handling experience, • Ability to development and successfully manage clients’ relationships, • Capable of devising case and defensibility strategies, • Positive, confident and enthusiastic, • Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills, • Excellent inter-personal and client care skills, • Excellent marketing skills, • Excellent IT skills, • High level of analytical skills, • Ability to win the trust and confidence of others, inspire and motivate, • Ability to make decisions, • Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions, • Driven to achieve, • Good advocacy skills Values: Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do; We are connected We are Dynamic We are Innovative We succeed together Job 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