Graduate Legacy Paralegal
MDD Forensic Accountants
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Coventry • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Update Tracker with file allocations, diary records, court dates, directions, applications and orders as well as general activity, ensuring accurate recording of activity to allow progress tracking.
- Drafting of routine court documents, including AOS, Notice of Change, Court Orders, Witness Summons and precedent based applications.
- Liaising with Courts, Counsel, Opponents, Experts, Witnesses, Insureds and brokers to progress the case.
- Following up on outstanding instructions, documents and other actions to ensure that responses are received within required timescales.
- Making payment requests using the appropriate payment request process for the client and chasing to ensure payments are received and dispatched within required deadlines.
- Diarising and updating CRU.
- Undertaking additional ad hoc duties to support Fee Earners and the team, as required, including completing initial steps in recovery of Client’s outlay and collating outcome.
- Undertaking minor investigations on liability and quantum to provide File Handlers with basic information to progress claims.
- Undertaking administration duties on files, including completion of MI; drafting write-off forms, requesting final bills and dealing with billing queries; and file closure/transfer activities.
Requirements
- Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable
- Good communication skills
- Experience of negotiating with and influencing 3rd parties to obtain information
- Demonstrable experience of following a semi-prescribed programme of work
- Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public
- Gathering and recording information
- Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload
- IT Literate
- Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook)
- Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system
- GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
Benefits
- The successful applicant will ideally have the following skills.
- Experience of working in a legal environment is desirable
- Good communication skills and experience of negotiating with and influencing 3rd parties to obtain information
- Demonstrable experience of ;
- Following a semi-prescribed programme of work
- Dealing with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public
- Gathering and recording information
- Ability to work under own initiative, prioritising and organising own workload
- IT Literate
- Proficient in MS Office (notably Excel, Word and Outlook)
- Experience of using a Claims/Case Management system.
- GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
drafting court documentsfile managementinformation gatheringadministration dutiesnegotiationinvestigation on liabilityquantum analysispayment processing
Soft Skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsability to work under own initiativeprioritizationinfluencing skills
Certifications
GCSE grade A-C in MathsGCSE grade A-C in English