What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal, Catastrophic Injury & Large Loss position at Clyde & Co?
Description
The Role
Department: Catastrophic Injury Large Loss
Location: Southampton
Role: Paralegal
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 Southampton office, 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
Our Catastrophic Personal Injury team handles high value claims, covering every aspect from policy coverage to litigation. The role will include some time working with our specialist fraud team which requires a variety of complex skill sets, such as investigative interviewing, intelligence gathering, fraud measurement, data analytics, and risk assessment. The role offers challenging, interesting, and varied work; with ongoing training, including opportunities for personal development and promotion. This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding team within our multi-award-winning firm.
The role is based in our Southampton office and requires regular communication with clients nationally. We have a collaborative, supportive team working in a modern, flexible environment. Previous experience in dealing with Personal Injury cases will be an advantage but is not essential. This is an opportunity to take a lead in a growing area where the law is developing, evolving and the work is challenging.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Skills & Experience
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:
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:
Technical Excellence
Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it
Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially
Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively
People and Team
Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others
Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others
Leadership: creating high performing teams
Client Relationships and Business Development
Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities
Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers
Cross-selling and business development
Finance and Practice Management
Finance management and understanding of the business
Project management: ensuring projects are delivered
Knowledge sharing
Personal Effectiveness
Communication
Clarity of thinking
Personal contribution
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
The Role
Department: Catastrophic Injury Large Loss
Location: Southampton
Role: Paralegal
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 Southampton office, 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
Our Catastrophic Personal Injury team handles high value claims, covering every aspect from policy coverage to litigation. The role will include some time working with our specialist fraud team which requires a variety of complex skill sets, such as investigative interviewing, intelligence gathering, fraud measurement, data analytics, and risk assessment. The role offers challenging, interesting, and varied work; with ongoing training, including opportunities for personal development and promotion. This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding team within our multi-award-winning firm.
The role is based in our Southampton office and requires regular communication with clients nationally. We have a collaborative, supportive team working in a modern, flexible environment. Previous experience in dealing with Personal Injury cases will be an advantage but is not essential. This is an opportunity to take a lead in a growing area where the law is developing, evolving and the work is challenging.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting partners on Catastrophic Injury and Large Loss cases.
- Handling own caseload of lower value claims.
- Taking statements from witnesses.
- Investigating claims and utilising our fraud tools.
- Drafting and proof-reading court pleadings.
- Assisting in valuing personal injury claims.
- Reviewing medical records and expert evidence.
- Preparing court bundles.
- Drafting letters of instruction, requests, Instructions to Counsel.
- Preparing briefing notes, action plans, file notes and attendance notes.
- Managing day to day deadlines with the ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.
- Requirement for strong organisational skills and be able to use a case management system.
- Ensure files and spreadsheets are maintained and updated.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Previous paralegal experience is desirable but not essential.
- An undergraduate law degree or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively.
- Strong IT skills and proficient in Microsoft office.
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
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:
Technical Excellence
Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it
Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially
Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively
People and Team
Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others
Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others
Leadership: creating high performing teams
Client Relationships and Business Development
Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities
Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers
Cross-selling and business development
Finance and Practice Management
Finance management and understanding of the business
Project management: ensuring projects are delivered
Knowledge sharing
Personal Effectiveness
Communication
Clarity of thinking
Personal contribution
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
