Description
This a diverse role with opportunities to work on a mixed caseload for high profile corporate and insurance clients.
The successful candidate will handle a caseload of litigated EL and PL cases.
Key Responsibilities
Day-to-day handling of a litigated caseload of EL and PL cases, subject to supervision according to Keoghs competency framework, to include:
- Building relationships with Keoghs clients.
- Assessing and advising on liability and quantum.
- Devising strategies to resolve cases with the best possible outcome, identifying areas to investigate and evidence to collate.
- Dealing with disclosure.
- Proofing witnesses and preparing detailed witness statements.
- Marshalling expert evidence.
- Working with the wider team to ensure a seamless delivery of services to Keoghs clients.
- To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations and relevant Service Standards.
Working Hours
35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Primary location for this role is Liverpool office.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Proven experience of handling litigated EL and PL cases with a value of up to £25,000.
- Good communication skills and a willingness to work as part of a team.
- Strong IT skills and experience of working with a case management system.
- An ability to prioritise workload.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- A willingness to change and adapt in order to deliver the best results for our clients.
Values
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do;
We are connected
We are Dynamic
We are Innovative
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
- 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
We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.
We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management.
Our global team of more than 8,000 professionals operate across ten countries, including the UK & the U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research & development, innovation & automation, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 1,500 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.
