Recoveries legal Adviser
- Employer
- Clayton Legal
- Location
- England, Merseyside, Birkenhead
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 13 Sep 2019
- Reference
- 38622
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- Practice area
- Personal injury
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Legal assistant
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Recoveries Legal Adviser
Birkenhead
I am recruiting fro a fantastic firm within their recoveries department. The role is to manage a caseload of RTA recovery cases, whilst delivering robust quality claims handling, focusing on maximising recoveries within agreed timescales and to contribute to the general success of the business. Responsibilities:
* Responsible for a high volume caseload of recovery files, using the firm's Case Management Systems and using the agreed internal procedures and practices.
* To ensure that the case management system is used and updated at all times.
* To use all communication mediums to ensure that cases are progressed as quickly as practicable.
* To progress your caseload in a manner to ensure that source and lay clients receive appropriate, professional, with regular contact, whilst managing their expectations.
* To deal with cases with a denial of liability and causation arguments with minimal supervision.
* To assess liability and quantum to include reviewing, researching and obtaining relevant case laws.
* To identify early, those cases where proceedings would be tactically beneficial to litigate and & refer the case to your Team Manager expeditiously. To litigate to settlement - up to and including trials.
* To achieve own and help the team achieve and exceed various targets set in relation to, for example, monies recovered and life-cycles without compromising the firm's integrity.
* To liaise appropriately and timely with sources, experts, third-party insurers, the Court and other relevant parties to ensure that cases are pro-actively progressed.
* Perform to a high level in a target orientated environment.
* To undertake any other tasks as deemed relevant and reasonable by the business
About You
* Previous experience of managing your own caseload of RTA recovery or ULR claims, or hands on experience of managing tasks relating to such cases. Knowledge of liability issues including Road Traffic Act and Article 75
* Excellent negotiator with strong communication skills.
* Competent working with a case management system and a good knowledge of MS Office.
* Good attention to detail and organisational skills.
* Focus on delivering quality service to clients and the firm.
Desirable
* Previous experience of dealing with customers or other stakeholders in a customer service environment
* Team player and acts as a role model to colleagues, working to achieve business and team goals.
* Maintains a positive attitude, self-motivated and uses own initiative.
* Resilient - able to deal with fast-paced changing environment whilst still achieving objectives.
* Takes opportunities to develop and stretch themselves and be passionate about developing a career in personal injury.
* Some knowledge of litigation preferred
For more information pleas contact Leanne @ Clayton Legal
Company
With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200, Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.
What we specialise in
We cover the length and breadth of the UK from Lancashire to London, Hampshire to Hull, and we recruit at all levels including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Support Staff including Legal Cashiers, Legal IT, Marketing and Business Development and general administration.
We place legal professionals across the full spectrum of practice areas and specialisms, including:
- Property – Residential, Commercial, Real Estate
- Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Corporate & Commercial
- Employment
- Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence
- Private Client including Trusts, Wills & Probate
- Family
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Banking
- Cost Lawyers
- Practice Management/Legal Cashiers
Our regional teams ensure that firms are guaranteed local and regional focus whilst having access to a national talent pool of opportunities. Our teams are focused in:-
- The North West
- Yorkshire /Humberside and Scotland
- The West and East Midlands
- London and the Home Counties
- The South West
Why Clayton Legal?
- We’re genuinely experts in our field servicing the length and breadth of the UK, our knowledge of the local, regional and national legal market is unparalleled.
- We give the personal touch – our Consultants are personable, yet committed – you can rest assured you’re dealing with a person throughout the process and not just a name at the end of a line.
- We are often instructed on unique opportunities in the market that you won’t find on job boards.
- We add value where we know it’s needed – with general career advice, top tips and resources through every step of the journey.
- Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact.
- We provide regular market information including salary data and bespoke reports.
We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously, understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.
So, if you’re an ambitious candidate looking to make your next move, we’re here to help. Visit our website www.clayton-legal.co.uk or email us at enquiries@clayton-legal.co.uk
- Website
- https://www.clayton-legal.co.uk/
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