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Location

Gloucester, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom

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Job description

At AXA, we rely on the talent, courage and resilience of everyone to succeed. That’s why we're open, supportive, challenging and empowering. We encourage our people to learn and grow their career in the direction that’s right for them.
We're recruiting for a Defendant Paralegal to join AXA’s in house Legal Services Unit (LSU), part of AXA’s wider Claims Technical Services. You’ll be managing a litigated portfolio of approximately 100 motor claims that have been brought against AXA/ and or its policy holders.
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office. The Legal Services Unit are based out of our Gloucester office so there will be a need to travel for collaboration dependent on business needs.
What you’ll be doing:

Handling a portfolio of litigated files of claims brought against our Motor policyholders - defending all proceedings to a high-quality standard
Negotiating bent metal claims whilst keeping indemnity spend and lifecycles to a minimum
Coordinating/preparing statements and briefing counsel
Provide commercially focused legal advice
Making an appropriate contribution to department e.g. knowledge sharing, training etc
Complying with the required standards for internal procedures

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

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