Senior legal assistant Work, Jobs in Bristol, Bst (with Salaries)

Assistant to Lead Lawyer
Keoghs —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- IT
- Employee discount
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13d
Senior Paralegal - Bath
Montpellier Legal —Bath
- From £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
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13d
Group Paralegal & Governance Assistant - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
Wealthtime —Bath
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Administrative experience
- Communication skills
11d
Senior Assistant, Global Strategic Insights Center
Deloitte —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Senior Community Physiotherapist
Sirona care & health CIC —Bristol
- £38,682 - £46,580 a year
- Weekend availability
- Care plans
- Leadership
- Annual leave
Personal Assistant
Avon and Somerset Constabulary —Portishead
- £27,204 - £29,859 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- Travel
- Employee discount
3d
Executive Assistant
DEFC Group —Bristol
- £35,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Administrative experience
- QuickBooks
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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11d
Senior Staff Nurse Rehab and Recovery
Priory Group —Stapleton
- £39,392 - £41,953 a year
- Full-time
- Care plans
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Graduate Assistant Claims Adjuster
Tokio Marine HCC —Bristol
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Bachelor's degree
Multi-Site Supervisor - Bristol, Yate and Bath (6-Month FTC, Part-Time)
Pandora Jewelry —Bristol
- Part-time
- Sales
- Customer service
- Driving
- Employee discount
Assistant Finance Manager - 6 Month FTC
Lloyds Banking Group —Newport
- £44,901 - £49,890 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Financial services
Healthcare Assistant
Priory —Stapleton
- £26,886 a year
- Weekend availability
- Care plans
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Tax Assistant Manager - Global Mobility Services - Bristol
KPMG —Bristol
- Part-time
- Microsoft Outlook
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
Assistant Poultry Worker
ECD Poultry —Wotton-under-Edge
- From £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- Forklift
- Driving
- In-person
- Free parking
- Sick pay
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Family Senior Associate
Stowe Family Law —Bristol
- £60,000 - £75,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
- Work from home
Senior Coroner
Newport City Council —Newport
- £145,011 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills
2d
Group Financial Accountant
DAC Beachcroft —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Windows
- Accounting
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Commercial / Contracts Manager
Assystem —Bristol
- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle
- English
- Annual leave
- Referral programme
2d
Assistant Poultry Stock Person
ECD Poultry —Usk
- From £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- Forklift
- Driving
- In-person
- Free parking
- Sick pay
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Senior Care Assistant – Day/Nights – Tudor House
Crystal Care Group —Thornbury
- £15.46 - £15.88 an hour
- Full-time
- Care plans
- Communication skills
- Paid training
- Referral programme

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Assistant to Lead Lawyer

Keoghs -
Bristol

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
13 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Company pension
Tech scheme
Private medical insurance
Employee discount

Qualifications

Microsoft Excel
GCSE
Analysis skills
Legal drafting
IT
Communication skills

Full job description

Description

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with a Lead Lawyer in our Casualty Team dealing with a variety of our more complex and high value cases.
In this role you will competently manage a caseload of EL/PL cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients.
In addition, you will assist the Lead Lawyer with more complex, high value multi-track cases.
Experience of casualty claims is preferred and excellent attention to detail essential. Your work will be supervised and feedback given. The role also includes the need to engage with senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients. In this role you may also be required to assist the Lead Lawyer in activities which enhance and develop Keoghs’ profile.

Key Responsibilities

You will work as part of a team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim. The role will include:

Working with the Lead Lawyer to manage a caseload of complex injury claims including high value multi-track claims.
Communicating with insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.
Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence, preparing chronologies, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence.
Using your existing knowledge of personal injury to identify relevant issues within medical records in order to instruct medical experts, drawing key issues to their attention.
Critical analysis of sources of liability evidence and identifying any gaps.
Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with the Partner.
Proactively identifying next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Partner and taking action as agreed.
Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements.
Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc.
Drafting pleadings and applications.
Instructing counsel.
Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.
Delegate assigned tasks for a Paralegal and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives.
Maintaining case managements systems with up to date management information for clients.
To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Experience of liability and quantum essential.
Experience of personal injury in casualty claims preferred.
Critical thinking and quantum analysis experience required.
Good telephone advocacy skills.
Positive, confident and enthusiastic.
Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills including the ability to compose professional written communications.
Good advocacy skills.
Excellent inter-personal and client care skills.
Understanding of case law and litigation practice and process, and Court Practice Rules.
Ability to plan and prioritise workloads, keep to deadlines and work under pressure.
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
Ability to weigh facts, apply the law and make decisions.
Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.
Driven to achieve to take development opportunities when they arise with a positive attitude.
Calm under pressure with the ability to re-prioritise and delegate effectively when required.
Confidence to take initiative to innovate and adapt to changing situations.
Confidence to seek advice and guidance when dealing with new tasks.
Ability to follow instruction and with attention to detail and to give clear instruction, direction and guidance to more junior members of the team.
Ability to recognise when sensitivity and tact are required.
Ability to effectively work within a team.
Proficient IT skills (Word, Excel and Office).
Good standard of education – 5 GCSE’s grade C/5 or equivalent including maths and English.

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)
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
after successfully completing probation

About Keoghs

Keoghs is a leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We manage more than £1bn worth of insurer claims and resolve in excess of 100,000 claims per year working in partnership with leading insurers, MGAs, brokers, corporates and the public sector.

With more than 50 years’ experience we have an in-depth understanding of the insurance claims process, enabling us to contain and lower litigation rates, shorten claims lifecycles and reduce overall claims costs. We combine proven processes, technology and low cost infrastructure with extensive legal and insurance market knowledge. This enables us to create individual solutions for each of our clients that match their requirements in terms of quality, performance and value for money.

We invest heavily in specialised services, technology and innovation for our insurance clients, and we are the first to launch a true artificial intelligence (AI) insurance lawyer. Through our proprietary AI lawyer, Lauri, we’ve transformed the claims handling process for low-value personal injury claims; we’ve reduced claim lifecycles and reduced costs for our clients. Supported by commercial acumen and innovative products, Keoghs leads the way in providing legal solutions to the insurance industry.

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