Senior Paralegal - Scotland Motor

Are you an experienced Paralegal looking for a new challenge within a great team? The successful applicant will be assigned to work within a team working flexibly. The role involves working on the defence litigated motor cases on behalf of a wide range of Insurance clients. They will be working on a mixture of personal injury, credit hire and counter fraud files. They will be responsible for their own case load of files and for undertaking individual File handling tasks on cases for and in support of senior File Handler(s).

What we can offer

Salary discussed & disclosed on application, hybrid working 1 day per week in office , 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, benefits include Private Health care , Employer Pension Contribution, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tech Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Gym Flex

Key Accountabilities

• The work handled by the successful applicant will include the following
• Running their own case load of pre and post-litigation defender motor files
• Adhering to court deadlines and managing files in accordance with court timetables
• Instructing experts
• Instructing and working with Counsel
• Carrying out detailed reviews of medical records
• Liaising with clients/other insurers/third parties
• Liaising with policyholders and witnesses
• Negotiating settlements
• Drafting pleadings/court documents
• Assisting other file handlers with their case loads
• Any other tasks as they arise to efficiently run their caseload

Working Hours
35 hours per week Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Primary location for this role is our Glasgow Office, 1 day a week 4 days from home

Essential Skills and Attributes:

• Experience of handling pre and post-litigation files for insurer clients.
• Experience of defending credit hire, personal injury and counter fraud files on behalf of insurer clients.
• Experience of drafting court documents and understanding of processes
• 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
• An ability to analyse evidence
• Team player
• Self-confidence
• 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 Keoghs Shared Behaviour framework

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

We are connected
We are Dynamic
We are Innovative
We succeed together