Job Title: Legal Assistant

Location: Leeds

Plexus Law is a leading defendant law firm that provides innovative, high quality, specialist legal services to insurance companies, corporates, and public sector bodies. Plexus offers clients the full breadth of claims-related legal work, from high volume claims handling through to complex, high value litigation. The firm has over 700 employees and is headquartered in Leeds, with eight additional offices across the UK, in London, Manchester, Evesham, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Chelmsford.

Plexus’s unique technology platform combined with its experienced and proven team of managers and lawyers enables Plexus to deliver an excellent service to its clients, providing critical business information and services to enhance the management of their claims spend.

Purpose of role

The role will involve managing your own caseload of industrial disease defended EL/PL claims.

The role involves working closely with Insurers, their Insureds and Corporate Clients providing not only technical advice but also added value services for the client, providing an outstanding service which makes a difference to our client’s business.

Proven experience in an insurance or legal based environment handling disease claims, both pre litigation and post litigation. Post litigation experience is desirable but not essential.

Key Aspects of role

• Build strong and effective relationships at all levels and work in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
• At all times to exercise high standards of Client care in a professional manner.
• Ensure the confidentiality of all the Firm’s Clients and Client documentation and information.
• Always work in accordance with the detailed procedures and quality standards contained in client SLAs and the Firm’s Policies and Best Practice Guidelines.
• Comply with the Solicitors Accounts Rules and the Rules of the Professional Conduct of Solicitors in accordance with the Firm’s guidelines.
• Report breaches and deal with complaints in line with the Firm’s policies.

Skills and Attributes

• Client focused.
• Innovative and commercially aware.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to organize and priorities workload.
• Work well as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Personable, professional and detail orientated.
• Proficient in the use of a range of software packages including MS Office.

• Exhibit good organisational skills to ensure that tasks are effectively scheduled within working time available, and that urgent work is completed within specified timescales.
• Lead by example and demonstrate a proactive approach to management of claims.
• Flexible and team player.
• Confident communicator both verbally and in writing.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays for full time employees, pro-rated for part time employees
• 5% employee pension contribution, 3% employer
• Annual pay review (August)
• Death in service 4 x salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Cycle to work (at own cost)
• Annual season ticket loan (rail/bus travel)
• Discounted retail, leisure, and education resources