Job Description

Complex Injury Assistant Lawyer

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Key Responsibilities

1. EL/PL/Product Liability/motor injury which may include high value and catastrophic claim involving brain injury, chronic pain and fatal claims.
2. Non injury claims which may include high value and catastrophic claims arising from fires and flood damage;
3. High value and complex claims involving specific issues of policy cover;

• Communicating with sophisticated insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.
• Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence, preparing chronologies, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence.
• Using your existing knowledge of complex injury symptomology to identify relevant issues within medical records in order to instruct medical experts, drawing key issues to their attention.
• Critical analysis of sources of liability evidence and identifying any gaps.
• Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on reserves, indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with the Lead Lawyer.
• Proactively identifying next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Lead Lawyer and taking action as agreed.
• Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements.
• Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc.
• Drafting pleadings and applications.
• Instructing counsel and attending conferences, JSMs, mediations both remotely and in person.
• Attend court in person or by telephone, attend trials, settlement conferences etc as required.
• Dealing with costs budgets in conjunction with costs lawyers.
• Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.
• Delegate assigned tasks to a Complex Injury Paralegal and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives.
• Maintaining case managements systems with up to date management information for clients.
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A qualified solicitor
• Experience working in a similar role assisting on large loss and/or catastrophic injury claims – whether in a defendant or claimant environment
• Experience of indemnity and RTA liability and complex medical issues and causation
• Experience of calculating the value of a claim using the Ogden tables preferred

Job Benefits

• Hybrid working (minimum 1 day per week in office)
• Private medical insurance
• Permanent health insurance
• Critical illness cover
• Health Care Cash Plan
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • rising to 26 days after 5 years
  • rising to 27 days after 10 years
  • option to buy/sell up to 3 days
• Employer pension contribution
• Death in service cover
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• GymFlex membership