Paralegal in Cardiff

Overview

Paralegal – Cardiff.

Permanent role.

Remuneration: competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications.

Sedgwick Legal Services (SLS) delivers legal advice and dispute resolution for major insurers, Lloyd's syndicates, large corporates, utilities, and local authorities.

The role focuses on property damage claims, including incidents such as fires, floods, building collapses, water escapes, and subsidence.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain the case management system with diary dates as required by the case.
• Carry out preliminary investigations and evidence gathering; ensure technical and expert evidence obtained by insurers and their agents is sufficient to prove causation.
• Obtain witness statements and contact relevant parties to obtain contractual and other relevant documentation.
• Litigate matters within your caseload and ensure client protocol compliance on your files.
• Create and develop systems and procedures to manage and support the function of SLS within Sedgwick’s digital systems.
• Meet and exceed internal targets for time recording and billing.

Qualifications and Skills

• Professional Qualifications: Preferably a degree or previous relevant legal experience.
• Expertise: Knowledge of the litigation process is desirable.
• Contract and Tort Knowledge: Working knowledge of general contract and tortious principles.
• Motor Insurance Law: Interest in and willingness to learn insurance-based motor law.
• Technical Knowledge: Interest in and willingness to learn technical aspects of motor claims investigations as required.
• Team Orientation: Team-oriented with willingness to share knowledge and support other members of the team.
• Commercial Perspective: Ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an academic approach to claims settlement.
• What will be provided
• Remuneration and more: competitive salary depending on skills and experience.
• Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP) and eligibility for an incentive (bonus) scheme.
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to apply for a training contract (LPC required) or fully funded CILEX.
• Private healthcare plan, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing tools, and digital GP apps.
• Group Income Protection and voluntary flexible benefits (green car scheme, health assessment, travel insurance, dental cover, cycle to work, season ticket loan).
• Next steps

Applicants from diverse backgrounds and those returning to work are encouraged to apply. If you’re unsure whether you have all the skills needed, we still encourage you to apply.

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