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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Paralegal to join our busy and fast paced Recoveries Team in our Edinburgh city centre office.
This exciting opening would suit someone looking to start a career in motor insurance claims, and while previous experience is advantageous it is not essential, as full training will be provided.
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This position is based in our Edinburgh city centre office with a combination of home and office working (working 2 days in the office and 3 days from home). You would therefore need the infrastructure in place to work from home and will be provided with a company laptop.

You will be responsible for:

• Completing the initial training, which may require you to work in the office full time initially before moving to hybrid working.
• Building up your own caseload of motor recovery claims.
• Pursuing claims through the various stages and making full use of our case management system.
• Complying fully with agreed service standards.
• Communicating with clients, insurers, expert witnesses, and solicitors.
• Dealing with administration as required.
• Effective people skills (able to work well with colleagues, clients, etc.).
• The ability to prioritise your work.
• An organised approach to work.
• Computer literate (working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word).
• Effective numeracy and literacy skills.

You will be a team player with good attention to detail, the ability to use your own initiative and to work to strict deadlines. You should also have excellent written and verbal communication skills. A legal qualification is not essential as full training will be given.

• Great city centre office location.
• Supportive and friendly team environment with a relaxed “dress for your day” policy.
• Support on days when working from home via Teams calls with supervisors and colleagues.
• 3 available shift patterns (operating between the hours of 8am – 6pm)
• Company pension (there may be a qualifying period)
• 25 days annual holiday entitlement increasing to 27 after 2 years.
• Career Progression
• A range of benefits, including Cycle 2 Work, healthcare cover, life insurance cover, get active discounts and more.

Please note that any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory credit check and Basic criminal record check. This information will only be used to assess suitability for employment as far as it is relevant.
Lyons Davidson is a national law firm providing legal services to businesses and individuals.
We pride ourselves on the level of service our experts offer. Our ability to deliver a consistent and high-quality service has allowed us to develop strong relationships with a number of business partners such as insurers, banks and membership organisations that rely on us to give their customers and members the help and advice they need

• Completing the initial training, which may require you to work in the office full time initially before moving to hybrid working.
• Building up your own caseload of motor recovery claims.
• Pursuing claims through the various stages and making full use of our case management system.
• Complying fully with agreed service standards.
• Communicating with clients, insurers, expert witnesses, and solicitors.
• Dealing with administration as required.
• Effective people skills (able to work well with colleagues, clients, etc.).
• The ability to prioritise your work.
• An organised approach to work.
• Computer literate (working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word).
• Effective numeracy and literacy skills