Assistant Lawyer

**Assistant Lawyer**

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with a partner in our Casualty Team dealing with large loss claims. In this role you will assist a lead lawyer on complex, high value injury claims which will include EL/PL claims. Experience of indemnity,liability and complex medical issues is required and excellent attention to detail essential. Your work will be supervised and feedback given. The role also includes the need to engage with sophisticated senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients.In this role you may also be required to assist your Lead Lawyer in activities which enhance and develop Keoghs’ profile.

The role is a flexible hybrid with up to 1 day per week in the office; this is flexible and based on each individual.

**Key Accountabilities**

You will work as part of a team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim. The role will include:

- Working with the Lead Lawyer to manage a caseload of high value complex injury claims.
- Communicating with sophisticated insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.
- Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence, preparing chronologies, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence.
- Using your existing knowledge of complex injury symptomology to identify relevant issues within medical records in order to instruct medical experts, drawing key issues to their attention.
- Critical analysis of sources of liability evidence and identifying any gaps.
- Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on reserves, indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with the Lead Lawyer.
- Proactively identifying next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Lead Lawyer and taking action as agreed.
- Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements.
- Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc.
- Instructing counsel and attending conferences, JSMs, mediations both remotely and in person.
- Attend court in person or by telephone, attend trials, settlement conferences etc as required.

**Essential Skills & Attributes**
- Qualified solicitor, CILEX or proven relevant legal experience is essential.
- Experience of indemnity, liability and quantum essential.
- Experience of catastrophic / large loss cases involving complex medical issues essential.
- Critical thinking and quantum analysis experience required.
- Good telephone advocacy skills.

**What you can expect from us**
- A learning culture with employee development at the heart of the people development pathway
- Excellent flexible benefits including 25 day annual leave entitlement and Healthcare Cash Plan as standard
- Monday to Friday - 35 hours per week with flexible agile working
- Health Cash Plan
- Death In Service - after 1 year
- Pension Contribution
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Tech Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loan*
- Car Parking Scheme*
- Gym Flex*
- Access to Online Discount Sites
- Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
- Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
- Discounts at local retail outlets
- Flexible Working
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Keoghs is one of the leading providers of claims-related services to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We combine proven processes, technology and a low cost infrastructure with deep legal and insurance market knowledge. Thisenables us to create individual solutions for each of our clients that match their requirements in terms of quality, performance and value for money.

Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our five values are at the heart of everything we do;
**Keoghs values**
- We listen, are down to earth and supportive
- We work together towards a common goal
- We’re friendly with a can do attitude
- We care about our clients
- We evolve

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for interest in this position and in our organisation

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