EL/PL Litigation Supervisor
- Bolton, United Kingdom
- Hybrid
- Mid Level
- Posted
Responsibilities
- The supervision and development of their aligned handlers and/or assistants and will lead, encourage and mentor them to deliver technical excellence.
- Drive financial authority audits
- Drive technical excellence
Ensure files are handled in a commercial manner
- Devising strategies on files within sub-team and ensuring they are delivered.
- Supporting the handlers to work economically on cases whilst delivering the best possible outcome for clients.
- Guide their team to be able to identify opportunities for files that are better suited to being handled in our specialist hourly rate teams.
- Embed any KYO strategies.
- From time to time be required to support colleagues in client facing roles such as CAM/DCAM/PPC to support technically on designated clients.
Be involved in client audits
- Potential for face to face client meetings, training sessions, case surgeries and workshops and client socialising
- Attend internal technical meetings and disseminate information to their team.
- Devise and deliver training bespoke to the needs of their sub team, supported by PDPs
- In addition, the TSL will carry their own caseload and be responsible for:
- Building relationships with Keoghs clients - liaising with large insurers
- Achieve targets in terms of chargeable hours, WIP and the collection of client MI
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a mixed caseload of EL/PL predominantly Multi-Track cases consisting of claims typically valued between £25k - £100k
- The above is not a definitive list of possible work which may be delegated.
- Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Qualified Solicitor/CILEX
- Experience of handling a caseload of EL/PL files up to £100k is essential
- Previous litigation experience is essential
- Previous supervision experience is essential
Financial Authority of at least £25k
- Good advocacy skills.
- Positive, confident and enthusiastic.
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines.
- Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure.
- High level of analytical skills.
- Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively.
- Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions.
- Ability to win the trust and confidence, inspire and motivate
- The ability to demonstrate resilience
Excellent IT skills
Ability to act as a role model to others
Values
- We are connected
- We are Dynamic
- We are Innovative
- We succeed together
Benefits
Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
- Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)
Simply Health Care Cash Plan
- WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
- Death in Service
- Critical Illness Cover
- PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
- Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Volunteering Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Tech Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loan*
- Gym Flex*
- Access to Online Discount Sites
- Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
Discounts at local retail outlets after successfully completing probation
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