Large Loss Lawyer - MIB, RTA, EL, PL

Large Loss Lawyer – MIB, RTA, EL, PL

Application Deadline: 21 March 2025

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: Southampton

Description

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within the Complex Injury Claims Team dealing with large loss claims. In this role, you will assist the lead lawyers on more complex claims involving coverage as well as running your own multi-track files arising from RTA’s. The role may include EL/PL as well.

Experience advising the MIB and a working understanding of the Untraced and Uninsured Drivers Agreements is essential. Experience of complex medical issues and advising insurers in relation to policy indemnity and liability under Article 75 is preferred. Excellent attention to detail is essential.

The role also includes the need to engage with sophisticated senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients. In this role, you may also be required to assist your Lead Lawyer in activities which enhance and develop Keoghs’ profile.

Key Responsibilities

You will work as part of a team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim dealing with all aspects of liability and quantum as well as indemnity issues as they arise. The role will include:

• Managing a caseload of complex injury claims consisting of claims typically valued at around £100k – £500k depending on what stage you have reached in your own development.
• Working with the Lead Lawyer to manage claims in excess of £1m including claims involving catastrophic injuries, taking responsibility for all procedural aspects of the files, managing their day to day progression and ensuring the lead is aware of all deadlines and taking necessary action to ensure they are met.
• Communicating with sophisticated insurer clients, advising them on all aspects of claims and keeping them updated as the matter progresses.
• Developing a detailed understanding of policy indemnity and liability under Article 75 as well as the Untraced and Uninsured Drivers Agreements.
• Developing relationships with Keoghs’ clients in order to attract work on an instruction by instruction basis as you build your own caseload.
• Drafting all pleadings to include defences and counter schedules in complex cases.
• Forensic analysis of voluminous liability and quantum evidence, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence and translating issues identified in evidence into a meaningful difference on the file.
• Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include indemnity, liability, quantum, causation and strategy. Proficiently using spreadsheets to produce estimate/reserve advice for clients and as a tool which informs negotiations at JSMs.
• Using the Ogden Tables and understanding how they underpin our spreadsheets as tools to calculate future losses including loss of earnings, pension and care claims where the multiplicand increases as the claimant ages.
• Building rapport and constructive relationships with solicitors for other parties in order to engage meaningfully with them to progress the matter to conclusion and achieve excellent results for our clients.
• Attending site visits, MDT meetings, client meetings, mediation and JSMs.
• Engaging with counsel and experts in conference and on the telephone.
• Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.
• The Large Loss Lawyer is expected to record a minimum of 6.8 chargeable hours per day.
• Responsibility for a caseload of 30-40 large loss files.
• Delegation to more junior members of the team and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives.
• Maintaining case management systems with up to date management information for clients.
• To ensure compliance with the SRA rules & regulations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified solicitor, CILEX or proven relevant legal experience is essential.
• High value multi track file handling experience.
• Positive, confident and enthusiastic.
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills including the ability to compose professional written communications.
• Good advocacy skills.
• Excellent inter-personal and client care skills.
• Understanding of case law and litigation practice and process, and Court Practice Rules.
• Strong knowledge of relevant insurance principles.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads, keep to deadlines and work under pressure.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to weigh facts, apply the law and make decisions.
• Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.
• Driven to achieve and take development opportunities when they arise with a positive attitude.
• Calm under pressure with the ability to re-prioritise and delegate effectively when required.
• Confidence to take initiative to innovate and adapt to changing situations.
• Confidence to seek advice and guidance when dealing with new tasks.
• Ability to follow instruction and with attention to detail and to give clear instruction, direction and guidance to more junior members of the team.
• Ability to recognise when sensitivity and tact are required.
• Ability to effectively work within a team.
• Proficient IT skills (Word, Excel and Office).
• Good standard of education – 5 GCSE’s grade C/5 or equivalent including maths and English.

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) – will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
• 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.
• 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.

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