Legal

Wanting to start your legal career? Recently graduated?

Our client has a new role to join as an Account Executive in their Ipswich Office.

Our client is a friendly and supportive team of professionals working together to make sure their clients get the best advice possible. Their firm has a flexible reward and benefits structure and a culture of openness with an innovative leadership looking to the future The Personal Injury Team.

The team deals with Uninsured Loss Recovery which is carried out under a Legal Expenses Policy. This involves dealing with losses incurred following non-fault road traffic accidents, instructions for which are provided from 3 major insurance companies.

The Role

• Involves recovering any uninsured losses incurred, but also negotiating liability in line with basic principles of the law of negligence.
• You will have your own case load of files, building up slowly to around 500 in time, and will be responsible for progressing these files through letter writing and/or telephone calls to various parties (e.g. insurance companies, clients, third parties and witnesses). The study of evidence and drafting of documents is also required. 
• Dealing with incoming post
• Handling high volume of telephone calls (both incoming and outgoing)
• Responding to and sending high volume of emails (we are a paperless team) Letter writing / drafting documents
• Considering evidence from different sources
• Making judgments / decisions relating to liability
• Liaising with clients and progressing matters effectively and efficiently
• Dealing with client queries and complaints
• The ability to deal with clients and third parties in a professional and competent manner is essential Knowledge, skills and experience required.

Why You?

• 3 A levels or equivalent
• Good organisational skills
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise your work
• Keyboard skills / accurate data entry
• Strong team playing skills
• Work with honesty and integrity
• Excellent attention to detail
• Methodical approach
• Courteous and efficient telephone manner
• Well developed communication and inter-personal skills
• •Ability to display empathy to clients It is essential that you keep up to date with any changes in the law or procedures relating to this discipline.

Interested?

Please call Michelle Topley on or email your CV to . Alternatively apply online.