Job Description

Lead File Handler - NIHL

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bolton

Compensation: £45,000 - £55,000 / year

The Lead File Handler will handle own caseload within the Disease department of Hourly Rate Industrial Disease claims including but not limited to NIHL and potentially other disease cases. To manage and progress claims in accordance with appropriate strategies to secure desired outcomes for clients at appropriate levels of profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing documents and preparing reports
• Developing an assistant fee earner
• Dealing with disclosure
• Reviewing evidence (Including records)
• Conducting investigations with Insured / obtaining witness statements
• Instructing Experts
• Attending conferences and Trials
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Court appointments
• Liaising with and taking instructions from Insurers and Insureds
• Ensure adherence to Court timetables
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
• Adhere to the Keoghs Values

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Technically proficient in dealing with NIHL disease claims as a minimum.
• Other short tail disease experience would be desirable.
• Effective negotiator
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good listening and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
• Ability to self-organise and self-prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure and to target
• An enthusiastic and hardworking individual
• Good level of IT skills

Job Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• 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 – after 1 years’ service
• 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

*after successfully completing probation