Associate - Catastrophic Injury

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with Steven Warburton in the Complex Injury Claims Team, assisting on complex high value claims. This role involves dealing with both personal injury and non-injury EL and PL claims as well as product liability cases which may involve a foreign law element. Experience of indemnity, liability and complex medical issues is required and excellent attention to detail essential.

Your work will be supervised and feedback given. The role also includes the need to engage with sophisticated senior claims handlers in long-standing insurance clients. In this role you may also be required to assist your Lead Lawyer in activities which enhance and develop Keoghs’ profile.

You will work as part of a team progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim. The role will include working with the Lead Lawyer to manage a caseload of: EL/PL/Product Liability/motor injury which may include high value and catastrophic claim involving brain injury, chronic pain and fatal claims. Non injury claims which may include high value and catastrophic claims arising from fires and flood damage; High value and complex claims involving specific issues of policy cover; As well as: Communicating with sophisticated insurer clients, dealing with their queries and updating them as the matter progresses.

Forensic analysis of voluminous quantum evidence, preparing chronologies, identifying anomalies and other relevant information across various sources and categories of evidence. Using your existing knowledge of complex injury symptomology to identify relevant issues within medical records in order to instruct medical experts, drawing key issues to their attention. Critical analysis of sources of liability evidence and identifying any gaps.

Drafting concise technical advice on all aspects of claim handling to include advice on reserves, indemnity, liability, quantum and causation issues and claims resolution for strategy discussion with the Lead Lawyer. Proactively identifying next steps required on matter, discussing those aspects with the Lead Lawyer and taking action as agreed. Interviewing witnesses and drafting statements.

Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, insurer, witnesses etc. Drafting pleadings and applications. Instructing counsel and attending conferences, JSMs, mediations both remotely and in person.

Attend court in person or by telephone, attend trials, settlement conferences etc as required. Dealing with costs budgets in conjunction with costs lawyers. Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards.

Delegate assigned tasks to a Complex Injury Paralegal and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives. Maintaining case managements systems with up to date management information for clients.