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Legal Adviser - Motor Insurance Sector

Employer
First Recruitment Services
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary
£20000 - £25000/annum
Closing date
13 Feb 2019

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Sector
Legal
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Our superb legal based client is seeking to recruit additional legal advisers due to company growth in their Haywards Heath office.

The Role:

To manage a caseload of Fast Track RTA cases through all stages of the claim, to include litigating to Stage 3 when appropriate.

To deliver robust quality claims handling, with a key focus on client outcomes, to generate fee income and to contribute to the general success of the business.

Responsibilities

* Responsible for a high volume caseload of Fast Track Personal Injury RTA claims, following the MOJ process

* To progress your caseload in a manner to ensure that clients receive appropriate, professional, timely and pertinent legal advice

* To identify early those cases where proceedings would be tactically beneficial to litigate and to do so expeditiously.

* Take a practical but commercial approach to settlements and advising clients as to litigation/cost risks.

* To achieve and exceed various targets set in relation to, for example, profit costs, settlements and issuing, without compromising the firm’s integrity.

* To liaise appropriately and timely with sources, medical agencies, experts, third party insurers and other relevant parties to ensure that cases are pro-actively progressed.

* To attend, where appropriate, court hearings to make representations in respect of the claim before the judiciary.

Person specification

Essential

* Previous experience of managing your own caseload of Fast Track RTA Portal claims, or hands on experience of managing tasks relating to such cases.

* Excellent negotiator with strong communication skills.

* Competent working with a case management system and good knowledge of MS Office.

* Good attention to detail and organisational skills.

* Focus on delivering quality service to clients and the firm.

This is a superb opportunity to join an excellent employer.

First Recruitment Services are acting as an employment agency for this vacancy

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