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Technical Support Lawyer
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Technical Support Lawyer
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Bolton
Description
The Keoghs Casualty business unit has a fantastic opportunity for a Qualified legal professional to join our Casualty team as a Technical Support Lawyer (TSL). The TSL will lead a group of Delegated Authority handlers or assistants working on a range of claims including Employer’s Liability (EL), Public Liability (PL), and Civil Penalty Appeals. Driving technical excellence in a commercial manner across all files.
This diverse role offers an excellent opportunity to train, mentor, and develop others. The TSL will be key to driving innovative strategies and embedding KYO practices.
The TSL will also carry their own caseload of complex claims including, but not limited to, data protection, Equality Act, and Human Rights issues.
Key Responsibilities
The Technical Support Lawyer (TSL) will be responsible for:
- The supervision and development of their aligned handlers and/or assistants and will lead, encourage, and mentor them to deliver technical excellence.
- Drive financial authority audits.
- Drive technical excellence.
- Ensure files are handled in a commercial manner.
- Devising strategies on files within the sub-team and ensuring they are delivered.
- Supporting the handlers to work economically on cases while delivering the best possible outcome for clients.
- Embed any KYO strategies.
- From time to time be required to support colleagues in client-facing roles to support technically on designated clients.
- Be involved in client audits.
- Potential for face-to-face client meetings, training sessions, case surgeries and workshops, and client socializing.
- Attend internal technical meetings and disseminate information to their team.
- Devise and deliver training bespoke to the needs of their sub-team, supported by PDPS.
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In addition, the TSL will carry their own caseload and be responsible for:
- Building relationships with Keoghs clients.
- Managing a mixed caseload of complex public sector claims including EL/PL claims, civil penalty appeals, data protection, Equality Act, and human rights issues.
- Achieving targets in terms of chargeable hours, WIP, and the collection of client MI.
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise
- Qualified Solicitor/CILEX.
- Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files up to £100k is essential.
- Previous litigation experience is essential.
- Previous supervision experience is essential.
- Financial Authority of at least £25k.
- Good advocacy skills.
- Positive, confident, and enthusiastic.
- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Excellent client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines.
- Ability to prioritize work, keep to deadlines, and work under pressure.
- High-level analytical skills.
- Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively.
- Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.
- Ability to win the trust and confidence, inspire, and motivate.
- The ability to demonstrate resilience.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Ability to act as a role model to others.
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Values
- We are connected.
- We are Dynamic.
- We are Innovative.
- We succeed together.
Benefits
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year, which increases with the 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
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