Senior Paralegal/Litigation Executive - Catastrophic Injury & Large Loss
Job Location
Manchester
Job Type
Fee earners
Country/Territory
Region
UK & Europe
Description
About Us
At Clyde & Co, we're leaders in the
Casualty market. Built on scale, unparalleled expertise, and a new
vision for making the most of AI, data and technology, our Casualty
practice is the biggest in the UK. With 480 partners, 2400 lawyers,
and 3200 legal professionals in over 60 locations on 6 continents,
our reach is truly global.
Based at our fabulous offices in
Manchester, our incredibly varied workload includes £multi-million
cases that take us from our desks to courtrooms across the UK. It's
a chance to learn from true industry experts and experienced people
at all levels of our business - all committed to helping you build a
successful law career.
The Team
Our market-leading catastrophic injury
specialists are trusted around the world by general and specialist
insurers corporations, and health and public sector bodies to defend
their most serious and highest value cases.
We handle the whole range of complex and
high value claims including fatality, acquired brain injury, spinal
cord damage, amputation, chronic pain, the funding of long-term care
and rehabilitation.
The Role
The role, based in Manchester, would be
assisting lead lawyers and partners in our London office in every
aspect of their cases. With cases involving such serious injury the
team adopt a very forensic approach to liability and valuation
aspects of the case. It would be assisting with those, instructing
counsel and medical experts, taking statements, assessing evidence,
reviewing medical records, attending conferences with counsel and
court etc. Every case is different and all really interesting. We
act for most insurers and have team recognised for their technical excellence.
At the same time, we would focus on your
development and training generally so as to ensure you are
progressing against objectives. We have fabulous offices in
Manchester. Our paralegals come in 2 days a week and work from home
the others.
Key Responsibilities
Your role will involve assisting the Fee Earner with all aspects of
the day to day management of claims, everything from assisting with
liability enquiries, obtaining and reviewing medical records and
reports, drafting witness statements, preparing instructions to
Experts and Counsel, preparing Counsel/Court bundles and any general
admin duties.
Essential Skills & Experience
Applicants must have excellent communication and organisational
skills, along with the ability to work well under pressure and to
strict deadlines. Knowledge of the litigation process would be useful
alongside some exposure to assisting on Catastrophic Injury work.
Paralegal Academy
Joining the Catastrophic Injury
and Large team within our Casualty practice means you will be part
of our Paralegal Academy. The training provided in the
academy will be tailored to varying levels of experience, so all our
Paralegals are supported when it comes to their development and career progression.
There is also the opportunity to apply for our Casualty SQE
qualification programme once you have completed the required amount of
work experience in the firm.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that
guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and
strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
Work as one
We are a globally connected team of talented people
who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
Excel with clients
We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver
unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of
everything we do
Celebrate difference
We help each other to be at our best and believe our
differences result in greater achievement
Act boldly We
seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising
that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
What We Offer
We are always looking to recognise and
reward our people for the work they do. Here are just a few of the
benefits you will have access to, as part of our team
Competitive salary
Hybrid working - 2 days in the office, 3 days at home.
Pension scheme
Group income protection
Maternity and paternity pay
Holiday purchase
Season ticket loan
Cycle to work scheme.
Gym subsidy
This is the job description as constituted at present; however the
Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the
changing needs of the business.