Location: Daventry with hybrid working
Job Type: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: up to 30,000 DOE
A career at Bush & Co gives you the opportunity to bring your skills and experience to the catastrophic injury sector, helping people following life-changing injuries and supporting the legal and insurance industry to care for clients.
As a member of our team, you can expect to work in a rewarding, fun environment with a commitment to working hard, enjoying what you do, and making a difference in peoples lives.
The role of Expert Witness Quality Specialist is offered on a remote or hybrid basis (with some travel to the Daventry office).
THE PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Using your expertise in, you will undertake quality assurance of medico-legal quantum and liability reports & related documents associated with the expert witness claim cycle.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Proofread highly complex reports and provide feedback to the Associates to ensure quality and robustness of the final product.
Offer professional guidance to Associate Expert Witnesses with regards to their instructions and the legal process associated.
Ensure all QA processes effectively support the delivery of services to the Companys clients and customers.
Work with and assist Associate Expert Witnesses to meet Deadlines and Service Level Agreements.
Provide clinical and/or legal-focused support to Associate Expert Witness and other stakeholders as required.
Assist in the provision of mentoring Associate Expert Witnesses within the remit of your role, as identified by Head of Medico Legal.
Provide support and input into weekly case clinics with the Associate Expert Witnesses, as identified by Head of Medico Legal.
Provide support to Bush & Co Reports Team, as identified by Head of Business Operations.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Background in Civil Law, within the Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury sector and with experience of catastrophic injury litigation.
Legal qualification: Qualified solicitor or barrister with at least 5 years PQE within a relevant legal area.
Ability to understand and calculate costs associated with care/therapy provision as recommended within Associate Expert Witness reports.
Strong attention to detail and ability to focus.
Ability to react to frequently changing time scales.
Ability to identify the medico-legal aspects of the claim-cycle.
IT skills outlook, word, excel.
Organisational skills.
Leadership skills.
Line management experience advantageous but not essential.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Rigorous, evidence-based professional, keen attention to detail
Hardworking
Driven to deliver outstanding customer service.
Approachable, supportive & helpful
Unified working across internal departments to deliver the service, Operations, Finance, CMs, Governance
Curious to find new ways to support stakeholders.
Passionate to keep our injured clients at the centre of everything we do.
Knowledgeable
Confident communicator orally & in writing
Strong attention to detail
Integrity
Resilient
*Please note, upon joining the business your job title will be Quality Assurance Specialist.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer 23 days holiday, a contributory pension, and a healthcare scheme with Simply Health.
We have regular communication events, yearly award ceremonies and we have achieved Gold standard for Investors in People and have been voted the 43rd Best Small Employer in the UK for 2022.
We look forward to hearing from you!
You may also have experience in the following: Personal Injury solicitor, Solicitor, Litigation, Clinical Negligence management, Quality Assurance Manager, QA Manager, Quality Assurance Auditor, QA Auditor, Quality Control Manager, QC Manager, Quality Assurance, Quality Control etc
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