Assistant File Handler

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Liverpool

Description

Supporting various members of the team including File Handlers, Lead File Handlers & Partners.

Role requires performing delegated tasks to pursue the progression and/or resolution of a file as a soon as practically possible.

The role will involve working upon both complex and high value claims, including both short tail and long tail disease claims.

The Assistant File Handler will be responsible for carrying out individual fee earning tasks on cases for the wider team.

Key Responsibilities

• To assist in progressing the file in the most appropriate manner.
• Compliance with client SLAs
• Compliance with court directions and timetables
• Drafting Court Documents
• Negotiation
• Advocacy, including attending telephone hearings
• Analysis of evidence
• Client Reporting
• Reviewing records & documentation
• Instructing and liaising with Counsel/experts
• Preparation of bundles
• Completing and updating MI
• Achieve a chargeable target
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations.
• The above is not a definitive list of possible work which may be provided.

35 hours per week Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Ideally a degree in Law/LPC Graduates/ILEX trained
• Knowledge of Disease required
• Litigation experience is desirable but not a pre-requisite to apply
• Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking.
• IT Literate;
• Proficient in MS Office
• Experienced in using a Claims/Case Management system
• Capabilities needed to succeed and excel in the role
• Technical knowledge and Experience to be developed
• Basic Guidelines for court/CPR inc completion of court forms
• Client SLAs
• Building deeper experience in Disease strategic litigation.
• Basic claim and file handling skills.
• Investigation techniques
• Progression to a more detailed understanding of CPR
• Management/recording of fees and chargeable hours
• Through formal input build an understanding of;
  -Area of law relevant to the role
  -Liability
  -Quantum
• Strategy and Benchmarking
• Case handling tactics

Job Benefits

• 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
• 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 outlet

*after successfully completing probation