Casualty El

4 weeks ago

Bolton, United Kingdom Keoghs Full time

Working in our Casualty department, the File Handler will manage a caseload of EL/PL Fraud litigated cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients. The role requires a forensic and analytical approach to employment and public liability issues and the evidence required and particular attention to detail.

**Key Accountabilities**
- You will be responsible for carrying your own caseload and all that comes with it, in this role especially you will be considering the prospects of proving fraud as well as concepts and merits of primary and secondary liability in employment and public liability claims.
- You will deal with disclosure, instruct Counsel, investigators, medical and other experts / surveillance
- You will review evidence (eg. Witness statements, GP records, Occupational Health/ Personnel records as well as draft questions to medical experts
- You will do your own research into cases as well as Costs Schedules
- It will be part of your role to attend Conferences and Trial with Counsel and make Negotiations/ Drafting Payments into Court
- You will be responsible for the initial report / review of the cases and deal with routine correspondence
- And finally review and/or report re exchange of evidence, receipt of medical evidence, joints statements or at any other stage.

This is a fully rounded file handling role with autonomy to run your own caseload.

**Experience, Skills and Qualifications**
- Experience of handling a litigated caseload of EL/PL and/or Fraud files
- Meeting targets
- Positive, confident and enthusiastic
- Good advocacy skills
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
- Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines on a delegated basis
- Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure
- High level of analytical skills
- Ability to win the trust and confidence of others
- Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively
- Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions
- Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
- Driven to achieve
- Excellent IT Skills
- Ability to work within the Keoghs Shared Values framework

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;
Our Values
We are connected
We are Dynamic
We are Innovative
We succeed together

**Contract Type**
- Permanent

**Area**
- Casualty

**Sub Area**
- Casualty

**Office**
- Bolton - Parklands

**Closing Date**
- 05 Dec 2023

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