Assistant Lawyer - Discrimination Claims

To support the Lead Lawyer to manage and progress discrimination claims in accordance with appropriate strategies to secure desired outcomes for clients at appropriate levels of profitability. The Assistant will be supporting the Lead Lawyer, specifically with discrimination claims as well as other equality act cases.

• Reviewing documents and preparing reports.
• Dealing with disclosure
• Reviewing evidence (including medical / personnel records)
• Conducting investigations with Insured / obtaining witness statements.
• Instructing Counsel / Experts
• Research
• Drafting generally.
• Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel
• Dealing with routine correspondence.
• Court appointments.
• Liaising with and taking instructions from Insurers and Insureds.
• Ensure adherence to Court timetables
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011
• Adhere to the Keoghs Values

35 hours per weekMonday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.Primary location for this role is; BoltonKeoghs, 2 Parklands, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4SE

Ideal skills:

• Technically proficient in supporting with a caseload of Equality Act cases including denial of access to services, acts of discrimination and harassment under the Equality Act.
• Technically proficient and confident in managing claims involving litigants in person.
• Experience of dealing with the Claims Portal as well as Fast, Intermediatd and Multi Track litigation

Essential skills:

• Effective negotiator
• Ability to use own initiative
• Flexibility in relation to tasks undertaken
• Good listening and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
• Ability to self-organise and self-prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure and to target
• An enthusiastic and hardworking individual
• Good level of IT skills

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death in Service
• Critical Illness Cover
• PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Gym Flex
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets

after successfully completing probation