Claims Handler/ Paralegal - Property & Casualty

About the role

The team

The Property & Casualty (P&C) team is part of the firm's Insurance Group and has a well-established client base, acting for the vast majority of household and commercial property Insurers in the market, as well as some large insureds and cover holders. The team handles a wide variety of claims arising out of property damage, including (amongst other things) fire, water, subsidence, construction and impact damage.

The role

Our Property & Casualty team is seeking a Claims Handler / Paralegal to join their vibrant and growing team in Bristol. The role involves running a small case load of subrogated recovery matters and assisting on a number of higher value subrogated recovery matters on behalf of a range of insurers.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to run a property recovery claim from first instruction, through the pre-action stage and into proceedings when necessary. A familiarity with Civil Procedure Rules is therefore necessary. The work will be varied, interesting and challenging and where you show you can run the cases successfully, you will be given autonomy to stamp your own mark on the files; there will be the opportunity to work on matters varying in value from £10,000 all the way up to millions of pounds. You will also get involved with business development and client initiatives, where appropriate.

In addition, you can expect to

Manage a large caseload of Property Insurance claims. Deliver a high quality and timely output to clients, ensuring high levels of client service and alignment with agreed working practices and client service level agreements. Capture and collate required Management Information in accordance with agreed practice for clients. Contribute to the development and improvement of the team's service, support, processes and procedures.