Paralegal
Key Skills for This Role
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Key Accountabilities
Maintain and update case management systems, including court deadlines, directions, applications, orders, and file activity.
Draft routine court documents and correspondence.
Liaise with courts, counsel, experts, witnesses, insurers, brokers, and opposing parties to progress claims.
Chase outstanding instructions, documents, and actions to ensure deadlines are met.
Process and monitor payment requests in line with client requirements.
Ensure compliance with SRA Standards & Regulations.
Support file handlers with investigations, recoveries, billing queries, MI completion, and file closure activities.
Provide additional administrative and ad hoc support to the wider team as required.
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
- Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable
- Good communication skills and experience of negotiating with and influencing 3rd parties to obtain information
- Demonstrable experience of ;
- Following a semi-prescribed programme of work Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public Gathering and recording information Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload
- Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public
- Gathering and recording information
- Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload
- IT Literate; Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook) Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system
- 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 or equivalent
Benefits
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
- 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 – after 1 years’ service
- 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
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