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Paralegal - Specialist Liability - Newcastle

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Job Introduction

DAC Beachcroft is looking for a Paralegal to join our Claims Solutions Group (CSG) Specialist Liability team in Newcastle.

Working within the Specialist Liability team involves advising insurers, public sector and corporate clients in the defence of claims brought against them.  Specialising in complex claims, we act for a number of leading names in the insurance industry as well as large public sector organisations and household name corporates.  Much of the work involved is pre-litigation and involves giving detailed pre-emptive advice on relevant issues to clients.

We offer comprehensive services to the private and public sectors in the UK. We are known for our market leading presence in sectors such as insurance and health.

The role is based in our Newcastle office and the successful candidate will be expected to attend the office when required Covid restrictions continue to relax.

Role Responsibility

The purpose of this role is to assist the Specialist Liability team, primarily the defence of abuse and Police claims.  There may be an opportunity to run some lower value claims under supervision. Day to day responsibilities will include:-

  • Assisting with disclosure of sensitive documentation to include redaction;
  • Drafting of Chronologies and Court documents;
  • Attending upon Trials and Applications (with Counsel);
  • File management of complex and sensitive cases;
  • Achieving a minimum budgeted annual target of 1,440 chargeable hours per year;
  • Supporting marketing and business development activity within the team;
  • Assuming responsibility for quality control and benchmark compliance on work including accurate and timely preparation of management information;
  • Maintaining and developing technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, seminars and perusal of appropriate publications;
  • Handling confidential information in line with the firm’s data security protocols.

This position is ideal for someone who would like the opportunity to grow and develop in the role.  Initial responsibilities will involve document collation and indexing as well as drafting chronologies for big cases.  As you develop an understanding of the law and underlying documents, there will be increased file handling.  Full training will be given throughout by specialist and highly rated Partners and other lawyers.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:-

  • A keen interest and enthusiasm in Specialist Liability work and particularly high value, complex and sensitive cases;
  • Excellent organisational and IT skills to produce and manage complex documentation;
  • Detail conscious and able to produce work to a high standard for demanding clients;
  • The ability to dig into document heavy and complex cases in order to extract relevant evidence and data;
  • A sympathy and empathy for the public sector who comprise a large number of our clients.

Desirable:-

  • Able to work on own initiative as well as to work with and learn from supervisors and other members of the department;
  • A team player with a flexible and self-motivated approach;
  • Able to work under pressure and in order to meet required deadlines;
  • Occasionally meaning that work will have to be undertaken outside core hours.

About the Company

We are a leading international legal business with over 2,500 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the ‘Leading Individual' rankings.

Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the ‘Excellence in Business Development’ and ‘Excellence in Technology & Innovation’ categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards – the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the ‘Crisis Management Team of the Year’ award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the ‘Business Development Innovation Award’ at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as ‘Cyber Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.

Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.

Application Details

At DAC Beachcroft, we don’t just accept your differences we celebrate them.  From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual.  Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are.  We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.

We also want you to be at your very best.  Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application.  If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.  Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

Note for Recruitment Agencies – the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible.  We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us.  Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.  Our recruitment team can be contacted at recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com

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