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Legal Assistant

3 months ago

Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Plexus Law Full time

Legal Assistant

Chelmsford
Plexus are Pioneers.

For many years, we have been at the forefront of defendant law, delivering innovative, high quality legal services to our clients.

Practice areas cover all insurance business lines, span international work and include a dedicated subrogation and recoveries offering. Claims handling and litigation services are provided to our insurance and corporate clients via dedicated handling centres.

Purpose of Role


Based just 30minutes outside of London, our fast-growing Plexus Chelmsford office have an exciting paralegal opportunity with an established Legal 500 ranked team.

The role will involve a variety of tasks from document/disclosure reviews, involvement on low value Property and Casualty pre-litigated claims and assisting senior team members on a range of larger claims for a number of prestigious clients to include: corporates, London market entities, composite insurers and local authorities.


This role will suit an enthusiastic and ambitious LPC graduate who is looking to learn, gain experience of and progress in the field of Defendant personal injury and insurance litigation.


Key Aspects of the Role

  • Handle and resolve cases or referrals and/or complaints under supervision or within own authority limit to be agreed.
  • Comply with SRA Accounts Rules and Rules of the Professional Conduct in accordance with company guidelines.
  • Gather and accurately analyse appropriate information in order to make the best business decision aligning with the total and/or partial resolution of claims.
  • Proactively deal with claimant solicitors in order to achieve overall key performance objectives.
  • Assist with and provide legal advice and assistance in a professional manner.
  • Manage prelit and litigated files in accordance with client protocols.

Skills and Attributes

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Client focused
  • Innovative and commercially aware
  • Strong organisational and time management skills and the ability to work with mínimal supervision.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload with mínimal supervision
  • Work well as part of a team and on own initiative.
  • Personable, professional and detail orientated.
  • Proficient in the use of a range of software packages including MS Office.
  • Exhibit good organisational skills to ensure that tasks are effectively scheduled within working time available, and that urgent work is completed within specified timescales.
  • Explain relevant information clearly to both internal and external customers and thus can best influence and manage relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Lead by example and demonstrate a proactive approach to management of claims.
  • Organise and prioritise own case load and work to tight court deadlines.
  • Flexible and team player with limited direct supervision
  • Confident communicator both verbally and in writing.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays for full time employees, prorated for part time employees
  • 5% employee pension contribution, 3% employer
  • Annual pay review (August)
  • Death in service 4 x salary
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Cycle to work (at own cost)
  • Annual season ticket loan (rail/bus travel)
  • Discounted retail, leisure, and education resources