Graduate Paralegal

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Description

The paralegal will undertake a variety of tasks to support the members of the Legacy Disease Team in achieving Client KPI’s and SLA’s.
The variety of tasks you will be required to undertake are listed under Key Accountabilities.

Key Accountabilities

Update Tracker with file allocations, diary records, court dates, directions, applications and orders as well as general activity, ensuring accurate recording of activity to allow progress tracking.
Drafting of routine court documents. Examples may include AOS, Notice of Change, Court Orders, Witness Summons and precedent based applications
Liaising with Courts, Counsel, Opponents, Experts, Witnesses, Insureds and brokers to progress the case. Examples of tasks include requesting and providing updates; requests for extensions to comply with Protocol; dealing with GP, hospital, OH and Personnel mandates; booking Counsel for hearings and conferences; and appointments with experts.
Follow up on outstanding instructions, documents and other actions to ensure that responses are received within required timescales.
Make payment requests using the appropriate payment request process for the client and chase to ensure payments are received and dispatched within required deadlines
Diarising and updating CRU
Undertaking additional ad hoc duties to support the Fee Earners and the team, as required and may include:
Complete initial steps in recovery of our Client’s outlay and collate the outcome
Undertake minor investigations on liability and quantum so as to provide File Handlers with basic information to be able to progress the claims
Undertake administration duties on files, such tasks may include completion of MI; drafting write off forms, requesting final bills and dealing with billing queries; and file closure/transfer activities


Experience, Skills and Qualifications

The successful applicant will ideally have the following skills:
Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable
Good communication skills and experience of negotiating with and influencing 3rd parties to obtain information
Demonstrable experience of ;
Following a semi-prescribed programme of work
Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public
Gathering and recording information
Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload
IT Literate;
Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook)
Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system.

GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent

Benefits

Davies Incentive Plan
25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy sell 3 days)
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 – after 1 years’ service
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
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. Read more