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- Permanent Full Time
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- All of Band 1 profile with light touch / no supervision required.
- Undertake advocacy, drafting and advisory work; including but not limited to: settling pleadings (including complex fraud defences; higher value etc), interlocutory hearings, small claims trials, fast track trials, CCMCs, sanctions (including private prosecution) and recoveries.
- Assisting more senior members of the team in the delivery of the above.
- Become technical specialist in Keoghs core practice areas and develop niche speciality.
- Deliver advocacy and litigation training / updates for fee earners.
- Assist in and/or direct supervision / mentoring of Band One Advocates.
- Undertake client facing, product development tasks as required.
- Assist in the development of the in house advocacy team.
- Obtain higher rights of audience (if not already obtained in Band 1).
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- If Barrister – Full practising certificate.
- If Solicitor – Higher Rights of Audience or Ability to demonstrate related experience / Enthusiasm to develop advocacy career.
- In either case 3-10(+) years call or PQE
- Experience in one or more of insurance fraud; general PI; EL/PL, costs, large loss and/or professional negligence.
- Trial experience preferred.
- High quality paperwork within competencies with minimal to no supervision.
- If Solicitor without Higher Rights; completion of the external course to qualify for Higher Rights is anticipated within career path
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
Perks & benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Mental Wellness Budget
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