Paralegal - Motor Volume
Posted 6 hours 22 minutes ago by DWF Law LLP
Join our multi award winning, Motor Volume team at DWF, renowned for its innovative approach to legal services. Here, you'll thrive in a dynamic, aspirational culture built on collaboration, clear career progression, and partnerships with a blue chip client base. As a values driven business, we're committed to providing exceptional support, empowering you to grow and succeed.
We're seeking a motivated Paralegal to join the team.
The Motor Volume team acts for a variety of high profile insurer companies and defends a wide range of litigated claims arising from Road Traffic Accidents (RTA); as a result of which someone has incurred a loss, including Small Claims, Fast Track and MOJ Stage 3 cases.
The role provides an opportunity to manage a motor insurance defendant litigated caseload to an effective and satisfactory conclusion for clients, ensuring high levels of service delivery and maintaining management information under the terms of the client's service level agreements (SLAs).
The role is hybrid, with office attendance required in Leeds 2 3 days per week.
Responsibilities- Proactively assist with a complex litigated caseload of Motor Defendant Insurance cases to conclusion in line with CPR rules and procedures.
- Appropriately apply the specific technical principles needed to drive the proactive settlement of the case whilst adding value for the client.
- Have knowledge of and work cases in line with all client SLAs for the files within your responsibility.
- Use case management systems to improve speed of settlement and add value to the cases, while adhering to client requirements.
- Identify any cases which may require further investigation surrounding fraud indicators.
- Prioritise and organise your work efficiently and effectively to ensure all tasks are completed to specified deadlines.
- Real interest in Motor Insurance cases, preferably with previous experience assisting on a caseload.
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
- Excellent attention to detail to carefully analyse files and data.
- Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Business acumen and an understanding of the clients' needs.
- Computer literate, including proficient use of Microsoft Office.
- Previous experience of running a more complex Motor Insurance caseload with sound knowledge of the MOJ, Small Track process, and the ability to assess liability and quantum.
- Understanding of the wider Motor personal Injury market in terms of trends, strengths, weaknesses and opportunities.
- Previous experience of working with Visual Files case management system.
Our rewards package includes salary and a flexible benefits programme, allowing you to tailor a package that aligns with your needs and those of your family. We also provide well being programmes and other robust support initiatives.