Casualty Fraud Associate Manchester (ID:21648)

Our Casualty Fraud team provides a full, expert service in defending public (PL) and employers' liability (EL) claims, across the private sector and the public sector. Weightmans' team is second-to-none in providing defendant litigation services in these and other specialist Casualty Fraud areas. We operate on a national basis with dedicated commercial insurance and public sector teams and as part of our wider specialism we have a dedicated Casualty Fraud team.

We are currently recruiting for a Casualty Fraud Associate to join our Casualty Fraud Team in Manchester or Liverpool

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Working in the dedicated Casualty Fraud team based out of Manchester with your own caseload of predominantly fast-track claims (and/or multi track depending on experience). We receive direct instructions from both insureds and insurers, as well as having a fraud identification system in place which drives internal referrals and advisory for a wide range of cases involving commercial, public sector and insurance clients nationall

y.You will be responsible for the running of the day to day of your cases including liaising with clients, opponents, court, witnesses and undertaking your own liability investigations. We have a specialist team to undertake intelligence searches and any required counter fraud enquiries beyond any client’s own handling preferenc

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Types of law/responsibiliti

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  Predominantly PI including EL, PL and High
• waysHousing disre
• pairProperty da
• mageComplete MI procedures as and when requ
• iredAchieve set financial and chargeable tar
• getsEnsure relevant deadlines, SLAs, quality measures and KPI’s are adhere
• d toComply with relevant policies and proced
• uresWork in accordance with Weightmans’ va

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This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the

role.
You will be a qualified Solicitor and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to

• have:Current experience at handling/ managing defendant fraud EL/PL casualty claims is ess
• entialPrevious experience at managing defendant fraud EL/PL specific fraud claims is des
• irable3YR
• S PQE+Genuine interest in claims validation and
• fraudWorking knowledge of PL, EL, Highways and Housi
• ng LawExperience of handling own casualty ca
• seloadGood drafting
• skillsGood influencing s
• kills.Excellent communication s
• kills.Excellent interpersonal and team working

skillsIf you meet our criteria and think this is a job you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your applic