About the role

  • Paralegal supporting Legacy Disease Team with a variety of tasks. Focus on client KPI's and SLA's in a legal environment.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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****

Job title

Paralegal

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£22,222 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

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