Employer: Keoghs LLP Salary: Date Added: 20/03/2024
Casualty EL / PL Personal Injury File Handler
Job Purpose:
The File Handler will manage a caseload of varied EL/PL cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients. The role requires a forensic and analytical approach to employment and public liability issues together with experience and/or appreciation of the documents and evidence required in these types of cases. The majority of the cases will be Fast Track with the potential to handle cases up to £100K.
This is a full time role, working 35 hours per week. You will work from our Horwich office and hybrid working of 1 day per week in the office applies.
Compensation package:
Salary discussed & disclosed on application, hybrid working 1 day per week in office remainder remote working, Health Care Cash Plan, Holidays 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days) increasing to 26 after 5 years’ service and to 27 after 10 years’ service, Death In Service – after 1 year, Employer Pension Contribution, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tech Scheme, Season Ticket Loan*, Gym Flex
Key Accountabilities:
Day to day handling of a litigated caseload of EL and PL cases, subject to supervision according to Keoghs competency framework, to include:
Initial report/review and setting strategy for the management of the claim. Considering concepts and merits of primary and secondary liability in employment liability and public liability claims.
Building relationships with Keoghs clients (if in a non-delegated authority team).
Handling matters in accordance with client SLA’s.
Dealing with Disclosure.
Instructing Counsel/investigators/medical and other experts.
Reviewing evidence (eg. Witness statements, GP records, Occupational Health/ Personnel records, properly inspection reports etc.
Drafting questions to medical experts, preparing costs schedules, research, preparing/checking trial bundles, attending conferences and Trial with Counsel, negotiations / Drafting Payments into Court, conducting investigations, conducting CMC’s and applications, review and/or report re exchange of evidence, receipt of medical evidence, joints statements or at any other stage, counter schedule, Pre-Trial reports, CRU appeal.
Essential Skills and Attributes:
Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files
Previous litigation experience.
Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines on a delegated basis and / or experience of working with / obtaining instruction from clients on a non-delegated authority basis
Keoghs values
ü We are connected
ü We are dynamic
ü We are innovative
ü We succeed together
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for interest in this position and in our organisation and look forward to receiving your application.
