Lead Lawyer (Recoveries)

Key Responsibilities

• Initial review/report to include consideration of funding
• Investigating evidential matters, gathering evidence in order to establish cause of action
• Conducting investigations with third parties 
• Instructing counsel and experts 
• Legal research 
• Drafting generally 
• Attending conferences and trials with counsel 
• Dealing with routine correspondence 
• Liaising with lay and insurer clients 
• Engaging in settlement negotiations including consideration of and the drafting of Part 36 offers
• Preparing pre-action and interim applications 
• Driving the litigation process
• Assisting with ADR (including mediation)
• Court appointments
• Conducting advocacy by telephone and in person 
• Ensure compliance with the SRA 

• The management of a team of a mini team in terms of service delivery and personal professional development which will include technical supervision; 
• In ensuring that all members of the mini team have appropriate objectives in place and are measured against them in accordance with Keoghs performance management processes; 
• In the recruitment and retention of personnel into the wider PRC team in order to maintain profitability and the ideal operating model; feeding into the PRC talent pipeline; 
• In the effective, fair and transparent application of Keoghs people processes and procedures;
• By communicating in a clear, concise and engaging way to promote morale & motivation and in the giving of feedback. 

• The day to day management of a nominated account(s); 
• The preparation and delivery of client MI; 
• The preparation and delivery of client training events

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified solicitor or equivalent with relevant technical capability 
• Minimum of 3 years Claimant property litigation experience 
• Experience of running a case load
• A working knowledge and understanding of delivery of client KPIs

• An ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work with case management systems
• The personal skills to deal with such work as major and expensive litigation involving liaison with senior claims handlers

Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with 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