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NDA Fraud Litigated File Handler
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NDA Fraud Litigated File Handler
Application Deadline: 3 July 2026 Department: Legal Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time Location: Bolton
About the Role
We are seeking ambitious, driven candidates looking to join our dynamic and collaborative legal team as a Litigated File Handler. While our counter-fraud division is the largest and longest-established in the UK, our culture is anything but stuffy—we balance legal excellence with warmth, actively looking to grow both brilliant fraud specialists and individuals who want to make an impact.
We together create strategies to defeat dishonest motor claims and protect against emerging risks. Join a team that’s proud of its work and values, and help shape the future of counter-fraud while building your career with us.
The NDA Fraud Litigated File Handler role involves handling litigated RTA suspected fraud cases across multiple insurance clients. Directly reporting to the Lead Lawyer, you will produce commercially sound results by applying both procedural rigor and creative litigation strategies in-line with business and commercial objectives. Key components include:
- Analytical scrutiny of evidence throughout the claims lifecycle.
- Close adherence to defined processes and case strategic plans.
- Forensic, ambitious, and decisive decision-making coupled with razor-sharp commercial awareness.
Fraud focus: Your caseload will include high-reward, complicated cases categorized as:
- Bogus Passenger
- Staged/Contrived
- Fraudulent Exaggeration
- Induced Accidents
- Low Speed Impact
- Late Notification Claims
- Credit Hire Fraud
- MIB
- Linked & Organised Crime
Strategic objectives drive our aim to identify opportunities and deliver wider impact.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Excellence
- Independently review and analyze all case evidence, anticipating interview and advocacy needs.
- Develop, align with, and execute case strategies with clients, adhering diligently to Legal Compliance benchmarks and broader strategic positioning (e.g.,זכויות [KYO], process standards).
- Identify and escalate high-value/influent litigation cases.
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Client Excellence
- Handle cases autonomously and effectively, meeting client KPIs (Quality, Compliance, Timescales, Cases, Outcomes) and maintaining maximum satisfaction.
- Report clearly and precisely on Client Information (MI) and internal progress.
- Uphold and reflect client values and bespoke service agreements.
Technical Excellence
- Client Liaison: Agree on strategic direction, ensuring briefs/plans reflect prevailing and latent risks.
- Case Management: Manage full investigatory workflow—from allele to deployment—to litigation and resolution.
- Procedural Compliance: Fully align with procedural and filing deadlines, seize tactical opportunities to advance client interests.
- Advocacy: Direct internal representation where strategic or necessary.
- Allocative Efficiency: Skillfully identify supplemental tasks for Assistants—adapting processes for individual caseloads.
- Manage Case Management Systems (CMS), including updates, approvals, and closure workflows.
- Adherence: Strict alignment with internal file handling protocols and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards.
Financial Excellence
- Maintain commercial mindfulness: notify and justify deviations via the cost trade-off with registrar/procedural advantages.
- Ensure cost-effective and efficient workload execution—** optimizing resources, retaining profitability, and achieving financial targets.
- Timely and accurate billing operations—efficient invoicing, client grievances resolution, and credit controls.
Cultural Excellence
- Actively embrace the firm’s cultural bedrock. Davies Values are a non-negotiable expectation.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Required:
- Proven experience as a Civil Litigation claims handler, research, negotiator, or similarly qualified (e.g., ILEX, LPC).
- RTA case handling experience (pre-litigation or litigated fraud).
- Comprehensive knowledge (CPR requirement).
- Certified or practical exposure to insurance defence practices (including indemnity principles).
- Strong advocacy, client-facing, and evidence management skills.
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Preferred:
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Experience in organised or linked crime (fraud sectors).
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Proven competency in:
- Strategic analysis under pressure.
- Prioritisation (meeting rigid deadlines/losing risks or opportunities).
- Solicitor (Legal Practice Course Level) or CILEX Lawyer status with practice rights (candidates without qualifying law degrees will receive constructive consideration).
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Operational versatility: Stretch-budgeting optimisation, delegation without sacrificing quality or delivering value.
Benefits.
• A generous Davies Incentive Plan (with progressive rewards tied to KPIs). • 25 days holiday, with optional additional purchases/holiday savings scheme. • Comprehensive employee benefits:
- Family Care Private Medical Insurance (Bupa).
- Simply Health cash-and-wellness benefits.
- WeCare (24/7 upgradeable support covering health, mental health, wellbeing via TeleDoctors). • Financial protection: Death in Service, Critical Illness Cover, PHI/Income Replacement. • UK Auto-enrollment Personal Pension Scheme (employer-level contribution is 3% employee-level is 5%). • Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). • Partnered with Green Charities for Employee Volunteering days. • Staff financial and workplace incentives:
- Cycle/Tech/Season Ticket Loans†.
- Online Discount (Amazon Business, AppleSimilar) flex.
- No-Quibble discounts at local vendors—put your business/eat out.
- Merlin Attraction Discount (e.g., aquariums, theme parks, museums nationwide). • Networking & Wellbeing:
- Fitness First insurance/racks.
- GP Health & Wellbeing channels.
† Scheme terms apply after successful probation.
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