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Paralegal - Corporate Insurance and Risk - job post

DAC Beachcroft
3.1 out of 5 stars
23 Park Square South, Leeds LS1 2ND
Permanent

Job details

Job type

  • Permanent

Location

23 Park Square South, Leeds LS1 2ND

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Private medical insurance
  • Discounted gym membership

Full job description

Description


We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our market leading, lawyer led claims handling service in our CSG Corporate Insurance and Risk team.

The successful candidate will be working in the retail and consumer sector; handling claims arising from the operation of motor fleets from retail operations.

As a Paralegal in the team you will be looking after a litigated case load under supervision including OIC/MOJ Portal, Small Claims and Fast Track Motor Litigation. The work will involve claims for personal injury, repairs and credit hire.

We work with a range of corporate and insurer clients and are proud to act for household names and to work with major UK retailers. We are a team of over 60 working across two locations in Newport (South Wales) and Leeds. We are committed to delivering a high quality claims handling service to our clients. We value team work, professionalism, and integrity.

The successful candidate will be based out of either our Leeds or Newport office 5 days per week during probation.


What you will do?


You are expected to provide a timely, professional and high-quality service to our clients in the management of claims. Depending on your role, and with the support of a supervisor and team manager you will be expected to:
  • Run and assist a varied case load of litigated work with the appropriate levels of supervision. These will include cases where liability is disputed and will also include attending Court / Counsel.
  • Hit, maintain, and apply a consistent approach to all individual targets of financial performance, realisation rates, settlement rate and average claim spend
  • Assume responsibility for quality control and benchmark compliance on own caseload, including accuracy and timeliness of management reporting and information.
  • Maintain an awareness of firm's procedures and strategies
  • Maintain and develop technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, reading appropriate publications
  • Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.

Who you are


Essential:
  • A keen interest and enthusiasm for motor work and the demands of our clients
  • Able to adopt a commercial perspective to legal issues with a concern for quality of service
  • A confident communicator who can communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in written form
  • Excellent organisational skills and able to effectively prioritise and manage own workload
  • Detail conscious and able to produce work to a high standard.
  • Ability to strictly comply with client requirements and SLAs;
  • Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).
Desirable:
  • Experience in handling or assisting in motor litigation claims is desirable but not essential. However, the successful candidate is likely to have at least experience of handling or assisting in such claims on a pre-litigation basis.
  • Able to work on own initiative as well as to work with and learn from supervisors and other members of the department
  • A team player with a flexible and self-motivated approach
  • Able to work under pressure to meet required deadlines
  • Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).

What's in it for you?


  • High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
  • A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
  • Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
  • In person and remote social events
  • Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!


About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
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