Area of Practice: Defendant Insurance
Location: Manchester and Greater Manchester
Type: Private Practice
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000
Posted On: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Recruiter Name: Tony Seymour
Recruiter Telephone: 07813 605881
Job Reference Number: TS/603265
Catastrophic Injury / Complex Injury File Auditor – Salary: £50,000 – £65,000 – Part time – 2 to 3 days per week – fully flexible
Personal Injury File Auditor (Catastrophic Injury) – part-time – Greater Manchester
Catastrophic Personal Injury File Auditor – Greater Manchester (UK) – The award-winning complex injury team of this national law firm is looking to hire an experienced solicitor, legal executive or fee earner on a part-time basis to work with key stakeholders including Partners to help to improve the running of the practice area. The role combines a file audit function with broader holistic elements such as mentoring less experienced lawyers whilst also liaising with management to improve overall efficiencies and drive change.
Overview
- Job title: File Auditor
- Location: Greater Manchester
- Work pattern:Part time – 2 to 3 days per week – fully flexible (please discuss)
- Salary: £50,000 – £65,000
- Reports to: Head of Product
- Previous Experience: Proven fee earning experience and full understanding of the claims process in personal injury / insurance litigation (especially multi track and / or complex claims) including RTA and EL/PL.
Audit role in more detail
- Undertake key technical file audits to ensure firm’s high standards are being uniformly maintained.
- Work closely with senior management to make recommendations to help increase efficiencies within the team and identify
- Be involved in risk management and improving internal controls.
- Prepare reports on your findings for the heads of department.
- Identify any opportunities to improve.
Part-time opportunity offering great flexibility
This would be an excellent opportunity for an experienced solicitor looking for part-time work (roughly 17 / 18 hours per week. Perhaps you are looking for a lifestyle change. Or perhaps personal obligations require you to look for a more flexible, non-fee earning position.
The role encompasses carrying out file audits and maintaining quality assurance against the standards required by various client SLAs as well as firmwide best practice guidelines. The role also involves an element of continuous improvement. In particular, the successful candidate will identify opportunities where standards can be improved and / or trends which require analysis. Equally, they must look out for areas of risk. What make the role particularly engaging is that you will be liaising with Partners and Legal Directors to further drive efficiencies within the team.
Experience / skills they are looking for
- Sound insurance litigation / claims experience especially complex injury – a strong background in areas such as RTA; RTA Fraud; Casualty EL/PL or Costs etc.
- Excellent team-working skills – you will be working with a range of individuals from fee earners to key stakeholders including client relationship managers, Partners and Heads of Department.
- Comfortable working in collaborative environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
Your career moving forward
This is a fantastic opportunity to take your career down a new path, working on exciting projects with real and substantial impact. The role also offers fantastic flexibility.
If you are a lawyer with a strong background in personal injury / insurance litigation and would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to apply for further details.