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Conducting a caseload of road traffic accident and public liability cases on behalf of injured cyclists, with varying degrees of severity.

CICA: October 2014 - December 2016Employer’s Liability: December 2016 - July 2017 Primary duties included- Taking new instructions;- Building and maintaining a good client relationship and ensuring expectations are managed from the outset;- Drafting letters of claim/submitting CNFs;- Commissioning expert evidence;- Assessing quantum/liability and seeking Counsel's opinion when necessary;- Obtaining and preparing witness evidence;- Preparing Schedules of Loss;- Navigating my varied CICA cases through the application process, submitting Applications for a Review and lodging formal appeals with the First-tier Tribunal where appropriate;- Ensuring compliance with key deadlines in litigated matters or CICA matters at appeal.

Handling my own caseload of over 200 RTA personal injury claims from notification until conclusion. Primary duties included:- Gathering evidence to help assess liability, advising clients when split liability settlements should be considered and negotiating the same with the Defendant insurers.- Reviewing medical evidence to assess quantum based on guidelines and relevant case law, and deciding whether further evidence may be required to strengthen the client's case.- Negotiating settlement via the MOJ Portal and Part 36 offers in matters that had exited the portal process.- Assessing merits of success of litigation once all evidence has been obtained and all avenues of negotiation exhausted.- Drafting court papers under Part 7, Part 8 and the Stage 3 litigation processes. - Complying with all Court Directions including the submission of signed formal witness statements, List of Documents for disclosure and where necessary agreeing extensions with Defendant solicitors.

Primary duties included:- Taking initial instructions from new clients.- Opening new matters on the firm's Case Management System.- Sending letters of instruction to medical agencies, engineers and hire companies.- Chasing clients for the return of outstanding paperwork.- Submitting requests for ATE policies.- Contacting third party insurers regarding outstanding vehicle damage payment.- Chasing medical agencies for appointments/medical reports.

Working within the Client Care team, my primary duties included: - Securing new clients by arranging appointments for our agents to visit them and get them signed up with the firm.- Arranging appointments for witness statements to be taken.- Liaising with our agents, keeping them updated with their latest appointments and ensuring enough client visits were arranged in certain areas on a particular day to ensure cost-effectiveness of long distance travel/overnight stays.- Occasionally creating new matters on our Case Management System and ensuring equal allocation between different Fee Earning teams.- Spent a considerable amount of time organising a new filing system for the firm's Personal Injury Group Litigation action. - Liaising with GP surgeries/hospitals and chasing requested medical records. Occassionally arranging visits for our agents to obtain copies on site.