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    About the Organisation

    Law Firm Specialising in all areas of Personal Injury

    About the Role

    First step into a legal, professional services career.

    Managing own caseload of Personal Injury files, liaising with clients and associated agencies.

    Duties to include:

    • Proactively Manage a caseload of Claimant personal injury matters, such number to be determined by the needs of the business and monitored by the TM.
    • To work within the firm’s standard service levels and / or those applicable to particular client accounts.
    • To act in the best interests of the client at all times and to achieve an outcome that is in the client’s best interests.
    • To report all potential conflicts of interests to the TM.
    • To accurately record time spent on each matter in accordance with the Firm’s time recording guidelines.
    • To ensure that all payments made and received are accurately recorded on the case management system and that the procedures relating to payment of disbursements and damages are followed without exception.
    • To maintain files in accordance with the file maintenance policy.
    • To keep filing and file closures up to date.
    • To use the Case Management system properly and effectively in accordance with agreed procedures.
    • To report any complaints, mistakes or errors to the TM.
    • To review all matters once a month.
    • To contact all clients every 28 days in accordance with the Client Care Policy.
    • To achieve the set KPIs in terms of CNF submissions, medical report assessments, Stage 2 offer submissions and income generation.
    • Manage transfers out of the MOJ portal in accordance with requirements.
    • Commit to own personal development.
    • Compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct at all times

    Reporting (to) Arrangements

    Reports to Team Manager

    Essential Skills

    • Educated to Degree Level
    • Excellent communication skills (written and telephone)..
    • Commercial awareness.
    • Ability to prioritise work to meet tight deadlines.
    • Proven time management ability.
    • Strong organisational skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Ability to provide a confident and positive input to the team / business goals
    • Able to work under pressure
    • Problem solving skills
    • Good interpersonal skills
    • Numerate (at ease with working with percentages)
    • Able to manage own time effectively (prioritise)

    Desirable Skills

    • Demonstrable negotiation skills.
    • Customer service experience
    • Previous experience of managing a caseload
    • Previous legal / insurance experience
    • Previous office experience
    • Experience of working to targets
    • claims handling experience
    • Customer service background
    • Demonstrable history of achieving in a target driven environment.
    • Exposure to MoJ portal
    • Legal/insurance industry knowledge/background
    • Sales background

    This form is available in Welsh / Mae’r ffurflen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg.