To provide high-quality legal, administrative, and case management support to fee earners and solicitors within the Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury department. The successful candidate will manage a mixed caseload of standard and complex claims under supervision, ensuring compliance with Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) while delivering empathetic and professional client care.
Job Description
- Manage claims efficiently: Oversee personal injury claims from initial instruction through to settlement or litigation under appropriate supervision.
- Monitor limitation dates: Maintain precise control over critical court deadlines, limitation periods, and tribunal dates using the firm’s case management system.
- Utilise legal portals: Handle lower-value personal injury claims MOJ Claims Portal (Stages 1, 2, and 3).
- Draft legal documents: Prepare Claim Forms, Letters of Claim, Particulars of Claim, Witness Statements, and Schedules of Loss.
- Obtain medical evidence: Instruct appropriate medical experts on breach of duty, causation, and condition and prognosis.
- Analyse medical records: Request, paginate, index and analyse GP, hospital, and dental records to draft detailed medical chronologies.
- Maintain communication: Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, updates, third-party insurers and bodies like NHS Resolution.
- Liaise with counsel/experts
- Administer funding: Set up and manage Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs), After the Event (ATE) insurance policies.
- Ensure regulatory compliance: Adhere strictly to SRA guidelines, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks, and internal file management policies.
Requirements
- Previous Paralegal experience within Clinical Negligence/ Personal Injury
- Experience managing and progressing legal files
- Knowledge and experience of using the MOJ portal
- Experience of drafting legal documents and correspondence
- Understanding of the Civil Procedure Rules
- Strong client care and communication skills
- Excellent organisation and time management
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Pay: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
QWE
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