Assistant Lawyer

Job description

Assistant Lawyer Department: Legal: Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Bolton: Description: To support a Complex Disease Lawyer to manage and progress claims in accordance with appropriate strategies to secure desired outcomes for clients at appropriate levels of profitability. The Assistant will be supporting a Complex Disease Lawyer on a variety of complex disease cases. Key Responsibilities: - Reviewing documents and preparing reports. - Dealing with disclosure. - Reviewing evidence (including medical/personnel records). - Conducting investigations with Insured/obtaining witness statements. - Instructing Counsel/Experts - Research. - Drafting generally. - Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel. - 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 Code of Conduct 2011. - Adhere to the Keoghs Values Skills, Knowledge & Expertise: Our culture is focussed on making Davies sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our five values are at the heart of everything we do; Values: We are connected...