Paralegal
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Job Summary
By joining Sedgwick youll be part of something truly meaningful. Its what our 33000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us experience our caring culture and enjoy work-life balance. Here theres no limit to what you can achieve.
ParalegalSedgwick Legal Services (SLS) delivers legal advice and dispute resolution for major insurers Lloyds syndicates large corporates utilities and local authorities. The role centres on property damage claims including incidents such as fires floods building collapses water escapes and subsidence.
Based in our Central Cardiff office main duties and responsibilities include updating and maintaining the case management system with diary dates as required by the case. Youll carry out preliminary investigations and evidence gathering ensuring technical and expert evidence obtained by insurers and their agents is sufficient to prove causation obtaining witness statements and contacting relevant parties to obtain contractual and other relevant documentation.
Youll litigate matters within your caseload assuming responsibility for client protocol compliance both your own files. Youll create and develop systems and procedures to manage and allow the function of SLS within Sedgwicks digital systems meeting and exceeding internal targets for time recording and billing.
This is perfect for being part of a market-leading and award-winning multinational company shaping the offering of an ambitious challenger law firm and committing to an engaging colleague environment that prioritises wellbeing development creative autonomy and subject-matter excellence.
Professional Qualifications: Preferably have a degree or previous relevant legal experience.
Expertise: Knowledge of the litigation process is desirable.
Contract and Tort Knowledge: Be interested in and have a good working knowledge of general contract and tortious principles.
Motor Insurance Law: Be interested in and willing to learn insurance-based motor law.
Technical Knowledge: Be interested in and willing to learn the technical aspects of motor claims investigations as required for the role.
Team Orientation: Be team-orientated with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
Commercial Perspective: Have an ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an academic approach to claims settlement.
The skills that will be developed once working:
Comprehensive Training: Youll receive all the Sedgwick-specific training needed to excel in your role.
Remuneration & more
Competitive salary taking into account skills experience and qualifications
A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)
You will join an appropriate incentive (bonus) scheme
Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
Opportunity to apply for a training contract (LPC required) or fully funded CILEX
Health & support
Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions)
Life assurance
Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
Wellbeing and digital GP apps
Group Income Protection
Other benefits
Voluntary flexible benefits green car scheme health assessment travel insurance dental cover cycle to work scheme season ticket loan
Discounts on various products and services
At Sedgwick not only will you be working behind the scenes for some of the UKs most trusted insurance brands helping to resolve millions of claims every year youll also be an architect of tomorrows insurance landscape with Sedgwick University. Our proprietary offering is the most comprehensive training and development program in the industry with more than 15000 courses on demand training specific to roles and opportunities to continue your formal education all available to you starting from your very first day.
Youll join a community passionate about making a difference where every role contributes to a larger mission; protecting people and businesses. This isnt just a job; its an opportunity to shape the future of insurance.
Think wed be a great match Apply now we want to hear from you.
If youre unsure whether you have all the skills needed then do apply we are looking for all backgrounds from seasoned professionals to those returning to the workforce and everyone in-between.
Not only that we are proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age disability gender identity marital/ family status race religion sex or sexual orientation.
After the closing date we will review all applications and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual or in-person).
About Company
Sedgwick's tech-enabled risk, benefits, and integrated business solutions include comprehensive claims management and loss adjusting across industries.
