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Insurance Paralegal Specialist

2 months ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Forbes Solicitors Full time
Role

Forbes Solicitors is seeking a skilled Paralegal to join their Insurance team at their Leeds City Centre Office. This is a full-time role working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Legal Assistant or Paralegal to progress their current career and join a collaborative and professional team. While the role will be working to the fast-paced, customer-focused and high standards of a law firm, the role will also provide a sustainable work-life balance and relate to the regional area in which it is based.

The successful candidate will support a caseload of housing disrepair claims and other insurance-related matters such as public liability, including highways, occupiers' liability and housing-related claims.

Responsibilities
  • Provide effective and efficient support to Advisors through chargeable (legal-based) work that contributes to the delivery and completion of services for clients (e.g. obtaining and reviewing evidence and statements, taking witness statements, preparing for court, collation of legal bundles).
  • Ensure timely and efficient day-to-day progress of matters, prioritizing work, monitoring deadlines and actions needed and keeping clients informed.
  • Drafting and preparing legal documents that require further knowledge, consideration and input based on analysis and understanding of information gathered.
  • Providing legal advice, under the supervision of a qualified advisor, that resolves queries and advances clients' instructions and cases.
  • Assessing and understanding client queries and file notes to identify actions and advice required and manage and guide the progression of a client file.
  • Attend external meetings and events including but not limited to hearings, court appearances, client meetings and networking events.
  • Maintain, monitor and update the appropriate systems and documents with client and case information, data and file notes.
  • Carry out and deliver accurate and up-to-date legal research.
  • Write original high-quality articles and reports for internal and external publication.
  • Manage regular and up-to-date communications with clients and stakeholders, answering queries, managing expectations (including costs), providing updates and effectively chasing responses required and escalating appropriately.
Organisation

Forbes Solicitors offer the full range of legal services to individuals, commercial clients, and a number of specialist sectors where we excel nationally. We have offices across the North but our roots are firmly based in Lancashire. Our clients tell us that we stand out from other firms. We are real people who are passionate about getting the best results. Working together and listening to our clients, we provide genuine and practical advice.

We are looking for someone who displays our values; specifically someone who is authentic, exceptional and united.

Benefits
  • Competitive Salary;
  • 33 Days Annual Leave, including bank holidays;
  • Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (Subject to T&Cs);
  • Celebration Leave;
  • Bonus Scheme;
  • Ongoing Training and Development;
  • Progression Opportunities;
  • Company Pension;
  • Service Awards;
  • Health Care Benefits (Health Cash Back Plan and Mental Health Counselling Services);
  • Other Employee Discounts;
  • Recruitment and Legal Department Referrals (Subject to T&C's);
  • Annual Events.
Requirements
  • Hold CILEX qualification/Law Degree (or equivalent);
  • Hold the LPC/SQE (desirable but not essential);
  • Previous legal assistant/paralegal experience is desirable;
  • Previous experience with housing disrepair claims is desirable;
  • Have strong commercial awareness;
  • Aligns with the Firm's values;
  • Have proven competence in their IT skills (Outlook, Word, and other systems experience);
  • Have the ability to work as part of a team;
  • Have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills;
  • Have an interest in long-term development/progression in the department;
  • Have good communication skills, both written and verbal;
  • Have the ability to touch type (desirable but not essential)

Forbes is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer, accredited to Investors in People and ISO 9001 Quality Management certified. We support the principle of equal opportunities in relation to any opportunities which we might provide through the engagement of employees; the provision of services to clients; and the appointment and engagement of suppliers. We are committed, wherever practicable, to maintaining a workforce which broadly reflects the local community in which we operate.