Housing Disrepair Fee Earner (Fully Remote)

MAIN DUTIES

To maintain a basic caseload of around 180 Housing Disrepair Pre Lit/Litigated cases. This will include complying with the Housing Disrepair pre-action protocol, assessing liability, drafting court documentation, issuing court proceedings via Part 7 CPR, complying with court directions, document and letter creating in addition to the use of the telephone/email, review of RICs report, review of medical records, collation of special damages, collage of medical evidence, submission of full details, negotiations and settlements. 

• To comply at all times with the case management system and be responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of its information.
• To comply with all key dates including court directions, limitations and hearing dates.
• To be responsible for the proactive maintenance of their own task pad.
• Identify any complications within their caseload and immediately refer them to their team leader.
• To assess liability and make an initial assessment of special damages.
• Contact clients by telephone and maintain regular and proactive telephone contact with clients as required by our SLAs.
• To demonstrate an ability to work to deadlines and be self-sufficient.
• Be able to achieve financial and administrative targets every month as set by their team leader.
• Demonstrate a flexible approach to work, including hours of work.
• To demonstrate a commercial awareness and a proactive approach to all aspects of work.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a team, while maintaining responsibility for their own caseload.
• To comply with Lexcel and/or client service standards, client care and protocols.
• To demonstrate IT literacy by utilising a full range of internal and external systems inclusive of MS Outlook, MS Word and Pro Claim.
• To demonstrate effective planning, organisation and decision-making skills and work to deadlines and time limits.
• To assess liability under the supervision of your Team Leader.
• To ensure that appropriate communication methods are utilised to ensure case progression.

MAIN TASKS

• Comply with the Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Disrepair Claims
• Assessing Liability
• Reviewing RIC’s report – Valuing Damages and Repairs
• Drafting Court Documents
• Issuing Part 7 Court Proceedings by the Company guidelines
• Complying with Court Directions
• Monitoring Limitations by the Company guidelines
• Reviewing & Valuing Medical Reports
• Collating Special Damages
• Dealing with incoming emails and acting upon the same appropriately
• Working on an individual caseload using Proclaim effectively.
• Chasing relevant parties for the required information to progress the claim
• Dealing with incoming posts. This could involve indexing posts, actioning them, or transferring them to the team that is dealing with the claim.
• Working within the firm SLAs at all times

Job Type: Permanent

Job Reference: JB/GLS

Salary:£25,000 - £30,000

Country: UK

Town/City: Manchester

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