Assistant Lawyer

To support a Complex Disease Lawyer to manage and progress claims in accordance with appropriate strategies to secure desired outcomes for clients at appropriate levels of profitability. The Assistant will be supporting a Complex Disease Lawyer on a variety of complex disease cases.

• Reviewing documents and preparing reports

• Dealing with disclosure

• Reviewing evidence (including medical / personnel records)

• Conducting investigations with Insured / obtaining witness statements

• Instructing Counsel / Experts

• Research

• Drafting generally

• Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel

• Dealing with routine correspondence

• Court appointments.

• Liaising with and taking instructions from Insurers and Insureds

• Ensure adherence to Court timetables

• To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011

• Adhere to the Keoghs Values

• Technically proficient in dealing with a range of mixed disease cases

• Effective negotiator

• Ability to use own initiative

• Flexibility in relation to tasks undertaken

• Good listening and verbal communication skills

• Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail

• Ability to self-organise and self-prioritise

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• Davies Incentive Plan
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• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
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• Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)
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• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
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• 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
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• Death in Service
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• Critical Illness Cover
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• PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
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• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
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• Employee Resource Groups
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• Employee Volunteering Programme
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• Cycle to Work Scheme*
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• Tech Scheme*
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• Season Ticket Loan*
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• Gym Flex*
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• Access to Online Discount Sites
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• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
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• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
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• Discounts at local retail outlets
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* after successfully completing probation