Assistant Fee Earner

REED Legal are working with one of the UK’s leading providers of insurance and legal services who have built a reputation for an ethical approach to personal injury litigation.

They are looking to recruit an Assistant Fee Earner to work in their Bikers Team the role will provide general assistance and support to the fee earners working on RTA files.

Providing general paralegal/admin support to the file handlers providing fee-earning support as and when requested. Your role will include, initial liability investigations, obtaining special damage documents, police reports, medical records, and medicalreports. You will work on a caseload of pre litigation claims involving **motorbikes, mopeds, pushbikes, and e scooters.**

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for working on and assisting the bike team with their high-volume caseload of motorbike, moped, bike and e scooter Fast Track Personal Injury RTA claims, making use of the firm’s Case Management Systems and using the agreed internal proceduresand practices.
- To ensure that clients receive appropriate, professional, timely and pertinent legal advice, with regular contact, whilst managing their expectations.
- To undertake pre litigation work - investigating liability and obtaining special damage documentation and any relevant medical evidence.
- To be able to assess liability and quantum to include reviewing medical reports, researching, and obtaining relevant case law if necessary
- To assist the team with any litigation that is needed - carrying out tasks such as witness statement preparation
- To provide general admin and /or paralegal support as and when requested.
- To liaise appropriately and timely with sources, medical agencies, experts, third party insurers and other relevant parties to ensure that cases are pro-actively progressed.
- Perform to a high level in a target orientated environment.
- To undertake any other tasks as deemed relevant and reasonable by the business.

**Experience**:
Must have some experience of biking or currently be a biker.
- You must have a background of handling pre litigation claims or experience working in a claims environment.
- Excellent and confident communicator with a good telephone manner.
- Competent working with a case management system and good knowledge of MS Office.
- Good attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Focus on delivering quality service to clients and the firm.

**Desirables**
- Some Fast Track RTA experience is preferable.
- You should be a biker (in terms of having experience in owning and/or riding a motorbike) or have a proven track record of handling bike claims.
- Overall, you will be responsible for delivering a robust quality claims handling service, with a key focus on client outcomes, to help the team generate fee income and to contribute to the general success of the team and business.

**Salary: **£24,000

Monday - Thursday 9am - 5.30pmFriday 9am - 5pm

**Benefits**:

- Minimum 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working model (in relevant role)
- Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary)
- Pension scheme

If you are keen to find out more about this vacancy and you have the right experience / skills, please contact Steph McCormack at REED Legal () or apply.