Lead File Handler - Industrial Disease

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing documents and preparing reports
• Developing an assistant fee earner 
• Dealing with disclosure
• Reviewing evidence (Including records)
• Conducting investigations with Insured / obtaining witness statements
• Instructing Experts
• Attending conferences and Trials
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Court appointments
• Liaising with and taking instructions from Insurers and Insureds
• Ensure adherence to Court timetables
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
• Adhere to the Keoghs Values.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Technically proficient in dealing with NIHL disease cases as a minimum.
• Other short tail disease experience would be desirable.
• Effective negotiator
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good listening and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
• Ability to self-organise and self-prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure and to target
• An enthusiastic and hardworking individual
• Good level of IT skills.

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