Complex Injury Assistant Lawyer

Department:
Legal

Location:
Birmingham

Description
Job Title: Assistant Lawyer

Department: Complex Personal Injury

Location: Birmingham (or Manchester)

Contract: Permanent - Full or Part Time hours - open to discuss

This role presents an excellent opportunity to join the Complex Injury Claims Team, providing vital support to Julie Park, Partner, in managing a portfolio of complex, high-value catastrophic injury cases, including Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) and Employers' Liability/Public Liability (EL/PL) claims. Candidates must demonstrate experience with indemnity, liability, and intricate medical issues, alongside exceptional attention to detail.

You will receive direct supervision and constructive feedback to support your professional development. The position also requires effective engagement with experienced senior claims handlers within our long-established insurance client base. Additionally, you may be called upon to assist your Lead Lawyer with initiatives aimed at enhancing and expanding Keoghs' profile within the industry.

Key Responsibilities
The role and your tasks are subject to your level of competence. You will be
encouraged
and
supported
to develop within the role and our
technical framework
to achieve all the following in order to enhance your own career aspirations:

• TEAMWORK:
  Working closely as a dedicated assistant within Julie's mini team, you will help manage the overall caseload
• COMMUNICATE:
  with insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.
• ANALYSIS:
  Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence
• STRATEGY:
  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
• PROACTIVITY:
  identify next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Lead Lawyer and taking action as agreed.
• TECHNICAL:
  Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements. Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc. Drafting pleadings and applications. 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.
• TARGETS:
  Delivery of agreed performance targets (including chargeable hours) and quality standards.
• DELEGATION:
  assign tasks for Paralegal and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives.
• CASE MANAGEMENT:
  Maintain case managements systems with up-to-date management information for clients.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Qualified solicitor
• You will have dealt with multi-track litigation in a similar role assisting on large loss and/or catastrophic injury claims
• You will have experience of indemnity and RTA and EL PL liability and complex medical issues and causation
• A Defendant or Claimant background – we are happy to consider either
• You will have a good understanding with experience of case law, litigation practice & process and Court Practice Rules
• A positive and forward-thinking attitude towards learning and developing
• A good team spirit and work ethic
• You will be fully engaged in the development of yourself and others
• You will have the ability to deliver an outstanding service to clients

Should you wish for an informal discussion prior to your application please do not hesitate to reach out. We look forward to your application.

Job Benefits
Working at Keoghs as part of The Davies Group, you will receive a host of benefits that can be flexed to suit your needs:

• 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