Paralegal

TN United Kingdom; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Are you passionate about the legal field and ready to make a difference?

Join our dynamic team as a Paralegal and play a key role supporting the team. As a Paralegal you will undertake a variety of data gathering and information recording activities, on behalf of a File Handler, to facilitate the rapid settlement of cases and the closure of files.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Hybrid working – (Working only 1 day in the office)
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer

Key Accountabilities

• Acknowledging instructions, initially liaising with clients and other parties.
• Serving appropriate documentation upon any third parties where applicable.
• Liaise with the Insurer client regarding liability and chase accordingly to expedite settlement or repudiation.
• Obtain additional information and/or documentation from the insurer client and/or third parties to facilitate File Handler negotiations.
• Follow up on outstanding instructions and other actions to ensure that responses are received within required timescales.
• Obtaining additional information and/or documentation as required from parties.
• To provide general assistance and ad hoc duties to support the File Handler as and when required.
• To ensure all case management and matter information is inputted on to the system in a timely and accurate manner to ensure completeness of records and to ensure accurate reporting of information to our clients.
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations.
• Adhere to the Keoghs Values.

Working Hours

35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. This is a hybrid role working 1 day in the office and 4 days from home.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills, together with the ability to prioritise their workload.
• Able to effectively work to set deadlines.
• Following a semi-prescribed programme of work.
• Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public.
• Gathering and recording information.
• IT Literate.
• Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system.
• Proficient in the use of alpha numerical filing systems.
• GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English.

Values

Our culture is focused on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our values are at the heart of everything we do:

• We are connected.
• We are Dynamic.
• We are Innovative.
• We succeed together.

Additional Benefits

• Davies incentive Plan.
• Death In Service – after 1 years’ service.
• Cycle to Work Scheme*.
• Season Ticket Loan*.
• Access to Online Discount Sites.
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership.
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide.
• Discounts at local retail outlets.

*after successfully completing probation.

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.