Junior Defence Litigator

2 weeks ago


Bolton, United Kingdom Keoghs Full time

The department deal with pursuing subrogated recoveries on behalf of a number of insurer clients and this is a new role in our post-litigation team. The purpose of the role is to effectively manage a portfolio of Delegated (DA) litigated cases where no defence has been received to ensure that damages and costs are recovered and in appropriate cases judgment is requested in a timely manner and if necessary referred to enforcement. In addition there will be a small allocation of liability admitted vehicle damage only claims, to allow for training in respect of handling defended claims and a progression route therein.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Organising, prioritising and handling own workload in line with standard operating procedures to ensure that critical dates are met and KPI’s and SLA’s are achieved
- Effective management of the litigation process to ensure KPI’s and SLA’s are achieved:

- Adhering to all Court deadlines
- Drafting of court documents

- Negotiation of quantum and settlement on appropriate cases
- Ensuring prompt payment of damages and costs by the Defendant
- Instructing enforcement
- Effective use of the case management system to ensure:

- Reserving and all other key information is accurate and updated in a timely manner
- Critical dates are met
- All actions/strategies are documented by way of a file note
- All documents in the history are clearly labelled
- All relevant client MI populated to ensure case position correct in data exchanged
- Delivering quality work, as a minimum meeting audit benchmark standards
- Driving own personal development
- Contributes to team effort by working collaboratively to ensure that team targets are achieved and by positively contributing to team morale

Working Hours
35 hours per week
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch
Primary location for this role is 2, The Parklands, Bolton
Role is a hybrid/remote role with attendance in the Bolton office only compulsory on a Tuesday

**Experience, Skills and Qualifications**
- Experience of working in a legal environment or from a legal academic background
- Preferable experience of quantum negotiations or knowledge of tort law
- Demonstrate experience of and the ability to:

- Work to set deadlines
- Deal with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public
- Organise and prioritise their workload using a cases management system
- Work as part of a team
- IT literate: proficient in use of Microsoft Office packages (Excel and Word)
- Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to take constructive feedback and set personal goals for continuous improvement.

Values:
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 are connected
We are Dynamic
We are Innovative

**Contract Type**
- Permanent

**Area**
- Credit Hire and Recoveries

**Sub Area**
- Recoveries Bolton

**Office**
- Bolton - Parklands

**Closing Date**
- 08 Mar 2024


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