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Casualty Litigated Claims Handler
Job Posted: 14 days ago
Salary: £ 30,000 - 37,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol, City of Bristol
Expire in: 14 days
Job Description
Casualty Litigated Claims Handler
Location: Bristol onsite 1 x month
Description
The Claims Handler will manage a caseload of EL/PL delegated authority fixed fee cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients, working in conjunction with a more experienced employees who will be involved in setting strategies and making liability decisions, as well as responsible for their technical development.
The role requires a forensic and analytical approach to the issues together with experience and/or appreciation of the documents and evidence required in these types of cases.
The work type likely to feature in the case load are Pre-action disclosure files, Infant Approval Hearings and EL/PL files handled on a Delegated Authority basis. In addition, the Assistant File Handler will support File Handlers on tasks within their caseloads.
Key Responsibilities
Duties will include the following (based on experience), but may not be limited to:
* Considering and responding to Applications for Pre-action disclosure
* Handling matters in accordance with client SLA's
* Instructing Counsel/advocate
* Reviewing evidence
* Legal Research
* Negotiations/ Drafting Payments into Court
* Dealing with routine correspondence
* Initial review and setting strategy for the management of the claim
* Reviewing matters throughout
* CRU
* Dealing with disclosure
* Reviewing evidence (including medical / personnel records)
* Conducting investigations with Insured's / obtaining witness statements
* Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, Claimant Solicitors and witnesses
* Instructing Counsel / Experts
* Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel and note taking
* Dealing with routine correspondence
* Reviewing quantum
* Drafting Tomlin Orders and Consent Orders
* Draft Cost schedules
* Dealing with general or straightforward queries
* Telephone chasing activities
* Filing out Allocation Questionnaires and witness summon
* Ensuring compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations.
Working Hours
35 hours per week Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Primary location for this role is Bristol Office onsite 1x month
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essentials
Self-confident with good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business
An ability to organise and prioritise tasks using initiative
Calm under pressure with the ability to re-prioritise and delegate effectively when required
An ability to maintain attention to detail when dealing with repetitive tasks
Good Literacy and IT skills
Good team worker with the flexibility to do what is required to get a result and ensure client service levels are met
Ability to work effectively within the Shared Behaviour framework
Contributes actively to an environment in which colleagues work cooperatively with each other.
Ability to meet performance targets
Positive, confident and enthusiastic
Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines on a delegated basis
Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure
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