About this role
The Keoghs Casualty business unit has a fantastic opportunity for a Qualified legal professional to join our Casualty team as a Technical Support Lawyer (TSL). The TSL will lead a group of Delegated Authority handlers or assistants working on a range of claims including Employer’s Liability (EL), Public Liability (PL) and Civil Penalty Appeals. Driving technical excellence in a commercial manner across all files. This diverse role offers an excellent opportunity to train, mentor and develop others. The TSL will be key to driving innovative strategies and embedding KYO practices. The TSL will also carry their own caseload of complex claims including, but not limited to, data protection, Equality Act and Human Rights issues. The Technical Support Lawyer (TSL) will be responsible for: • 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. • Embed any KYO strategies. • From time to time be required to support colleagues in client facing roles 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 • Manage a mixed caseload of complex public sector claims including el/pl claims, civil penalty appeals, data protection, equality act and human rights issues • Achieve targets in terms of chargeable hours, WIP and the collection of client MI