Casualty NDA File Handler

6 days ago

Bolton, Bolton, United Kingdom Davies Full time £32,000 - £42,000 per year
Casualty NDA File Handler

Department: Claims Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bolton


Description The File Handler will manage a caseload of varied EL/PL cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients. The role requires a forensic and analytical approach to employer and public liability issues together with experience and/or appreciation of the documents and evidence required in these types of cases. The majority of the cases will be Fast-Track with the potential to handle Multi Track cases up to £100K, cases are generally handled on a non-delegated authority basis.

Key Responsibilities
  • Considering concepts and merits of primary and secondary liability in employer and public liability claims.
  • Handling matters in accordance with client SLA's.
  • Initial report/review and setting strategy for the management of the claim.
  • Reviewing evidence (eg. Witness statements, GP records, Occupational Health/ Personnel records, property inspection reports).
  • Dealing with Disclosure.
  • Conducting investigations.
  • Conducting CMC's and applications.
  • Review and report re exchange of evidence, receipt of medical evidence, joints statements or at any other stage.
  • Instructing Counsel/investigators/medical and other experts.
  • Drafting questions to medical experts.
  • Costs Schedules.
  • Dealing with routine correspondence & reviewing matters throughout.
  • Drafting in general.
  • Research.
  • Counter Schedule.
  • Pre-Trial reports.
  • Attending Conferences and Trial with Counsel.
  • Preparing/checking Trial Bundles.
  • CRU appeal.
  • To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations.


Working Hours
35 hours per week Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Primary location for this role is Parklands, Bolton Office. We are hybrid workers with attendance required 1 day a week in the office

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
  • Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files. 
  • Previous litigation experience.
  • 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 non-delegated basis.
  • Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure.
  • High level of analytical skills.
  • 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.
  • The ability to demonstrate resilience and self-control.

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; 

We are connected
We are innovative
We are dynamic
We succeed together

Benefits
  • Davies Incentive Plan
  • 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
  • Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
  • Simply Health Care Cash Plan
  • WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
  • Death in Service
  • Critical Illness Cover
  • PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
  • Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Employee Volunteering Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme*
  • Tech Scheme*
  • Season Ticket Loan*
  • Gym Flex*
  • Access to Online Discount Sites
  • Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
  • Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
  • Discounts at local retail outlets
* after successfully completing probation

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