About this role
Due to continued growth, Keoghs is looking for an ambitious Paralegal to join our Manchester-based Complex Injury team, working closely alongside Lead Lawyer and Partner Lauren Flanagan . This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting the handling of high-value, complex and catastrophic injury claims, including multi-track Employers' Liability, Public Liability and Road Traffic Accident cases. Working within a supportive team, you'll play a key role in progressing challenging and rewarding cases while receiving ongoing guidance, supervision and development. If you already have experience in a personal injury paralegal role and are looking to build a long-term career in complex injury litigation, this role offers an excellent platform to develop your expertise and continue your own career journey. You will work as part of a team, supporting those with responsibility for progressing each file from receipt of papers from the insurer client to resolution of the claim. The role will include: Preparing basic court documents; filing and serving court documents; and diarising of court orders and hearing dates Liaising with experts and counsel regarding CVs, fees and availability for conferences, JSMs and hearings Liaising with insureds and witnesses regarding attendance at conferences, JSMs and hearings. Drafting of witness summons. Liaising with courts regarding hearings, applications and consent orders Registering and updating CRU, notifying CRU of settlement Maintaining experts summary, interim payment records and offer history within case management system Arranging appointments for claimants to be seen by medical experts; chasing for reports; drafting medical records mandates; applying for records and police accident reports Review of medical records and drafting summaries of those reviews using the records review spreadsheet Review of photographic evidence and surveillance footage and preparing a precis of the evidence Redaction of documents to ensure legal privilege maintained and/or no GDPR breaches Fielding telephone calls and dealing with general queries received from parties involved in the claims including the insureds, insurers, experts and witnesses Arranging payments where required Conducting legal research. Delivery of agreed performance targets and quality standards