DFR Solicitors

Head of Department & Senior Litigator - Industrial Disease

Asons Solicitors

Head of Department - Industrial Disease

Team Manager - Industrial Disease

DAC Beachcroft LLP

- Handled my own caseload of pre-litigated Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) files in the Industrial Disease Defendant Insurance department.

- Defended claims from inception to settlement and negotiated the Claimant's costs for each file. 

- Worked on behalf of major insurers and corporate clients.

This role involved liaising with both claimant and co-defendant solicitors, insurers, insurance brokers and insolvency practitioners whilst reviewing and analysing the strengths and weaknesses of each case in accordance with medical evidence, breach of duty, limitation, quantum and causation.

With over 2,200 people, DAC Beachcroft combines one of the most comprehensive UK legal networks with coverage across Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia-Pacific. We provide a full service claims, transactional, commercial, risk and advisory capability. We work with clients in a select range of industry sectors and are market leaders in health, insurance and real estate.

Paralegal - Industrial Disease - Defendant

Heptonstalls Ltd Solicitors

Assisted a Senior Fee Earner on a shared caseload of over 400 Personal Injury files including NIHL, EL/PL, RTA Pedestrian and Slips & Trips. These included a small number of litigated files.

Specialised in the area of Noise Induced Hearing Loss claims.

My main responsibilities were:

- Vetting and setting up new cases after speaking to clients, as well as failing and closing cases. 
- Attendance on clients in order to take witness statements, obtain information and make medical appointments.
- Liaising between clients, medical agencies, experts and with the defendant’s Insurers and Solicitors.
- Dealing with defendant and client queries and reporting to the appropriate Partner or Fee earner.
- Preparing and filing standard legal forms and court documents. 
- Deal with incoming cheques and write to cashiers to pay disbursements.
- Fixing dates for Court hearings by liaising with Counsel and Court to find mutually convenient dates.
- Arranging conferences with Counsel and liaising with client, solicitor, barrister and experts.
- Preparing bills on settled files and negotiating with the costs lawyers to recover the firms Costs.
- Perform relevant searches with the Employers Liability Tracing Office (ELTO) and request Inland Revenue Schedules from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
- To undertake other duties such as researching law, opening new post, searching old files, obtaining documents, writing off costs, running errands and supporting other fee earners when required.

Paralegal - Industrial Disease - Claimant

Minster Law

RTA Claims Handler

Fairfax Solicitors Ltd

Debt Recovery Agent

The Taylor Partnership

- I completed a summer placement at this firm which specialises in Immigration and Asylum cases. 
- I liaised with other professional bodies such as the UK Border Agency and interviewed clients claiming asylum or appealing against a refusal decision from the Home Office. 
- I also took witness statements and analysed important documents such as reasons for refusal given by the Home Office; attention to detail here was necessary in order to look for any discrepancies.

Summer Internship - Immigration & Asylum

Addleshaw Goddard

Commercial Awareness Workshop - (Short Course on contract negotiation)

Undergraduate Insight to Law

FGH (Freeman Grattan Holdings)

Customer Service Advisor

Currently heading the Industrial Disease Claims Department at DFR Solicitors whilst litigating my own caseload and looking to grow the department further.

Enjoyed a successful transition from Industrial Disease Defendant insurance work to Claimant litigation and management.  

I have a particular expertise in dealing with claims for Noise Induced Hearing Loss and training others on the same which has brought me the success I have achieved thus far in my career.

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