Assistant Lawyer (L&CL Regions)

Key Responsibilities

• Initial review/report

• Dealing with disclosure

• Reviewing evidence

• Conducting investigations

• Instructing counsel and experts

• Legal research

• Drafting generally

• Attending conferences and trials with counsel

• Dealing with routine correspondence

• Liaising with lay and insurer clients

• Engaging in settlement negotiations including consideration and drafting of Part 36 offers

• Preparing pre-action and interim applications

• Preparing documents for trial

• Assisting with ADR (including mediation)

• Court appointments

• Conducting advocacy by telephone and in person

• Ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Previous experience in a Defendant insurance litigation firm

• Previous litigation experience specifically relating to Recoveries

• A working knowledge and understanding of the Household and Commercial recoveries

• An ability to prioritise workload

• Ability to pay attention to detail

• Ability to work with case management systems

• The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers

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

About Keoghs

Keoghs is a leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We manage more than £1bn worth of insurer claims and resolve in excess of 100,000 claims per year working in partnership with leading insurers, MGAs, brokers, corporates and the public sector.

With more than 50 years’ experience we have an in-depth understanding of the insurance claims process, enabling us to contain and lower litigation rates, shorten claims lifecycles and reduce overall claims costs. We combine proven processes, technology and low cost infrastructure with extensive legal and insurance market knowledge. This enables us to create individual solutions for each of our clients that match their requirements in terms of quality, performance and value for money.

We invest heavily in specialised services, technology and innovation for our insurance clients, and we are the first to launch a true artificial intelligence (AI) insurance lawyer. Through our proprietary AI lawyer, Lauri, we’ve transformed the claims handling process for low-value personal injury claims; we’ve reduced claim lifecycles and reduced costs for our clients. Supported by commercial acumen and innovative products, Keoghs leads the way in providing legal solutions to the insurance industry.