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Job information Paralegal - Litigation from the Company Bupa, this latest Paralegal - Litigation job vacancy is located in the city Leeds LS located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Paralegal field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Paralegal - Litigation

Job Description:

Paralegal (Litigation)

Fixed Term Contract - 12 months

Full Time - 37. 5 hours pw

Kirkstall Forge, Leeds - 2 days in office

£24,400 + Excellent benefits

We make health happen

As part of the UK Provision & Litigation Legal team you will support the work of the team focusing on debt claims to underpin delivery of Bupa's business strategy and ambition. .

You'll help us make health happen through:

• Provide support and assistance on customer and other debt recovery matters, mostly for Bupa's Care Services business, but also across the Provision businesses as necessary;
• Engage in pre-litigation assessment of cases, gathering relevant information and evidence, drafting litigation documents including Letters Before Action and Pleadings;
• Instruct and liaise with external counsel where appropriate and ensure timely progression of matters and advice.
• Use Bupa's HighQ case management and legal matter tracking software to ensure cases are appropriately tracked and case managed;
• Work with other functions within the BGUK Market Unit, particularly Sales Ledger, Payroll and other parts of the Finance function as well as Operations colleagues in the Business Units, to ensure appropriate oversight and decision making for debt cases;
• Support and assist in the production of reports to stakeholders on status of debt cases and progress;
• Assist in the design of standardised documents, knowhow and ways of working as part of the debt recovery process;
• Work as part of the Provision & Litigation team and also the wider Legal function in the Market Unit to ensure that Bupa's legal risks are appropriately managed.
• Ensure that Bupa's name, reputation and intellectual property rights are protected;
• Keep up-to-date with external best practice and developments in the law in order to maintain and share up-to-date knowledge and ensure continuous improvement

Key Skills needed for this role:

• Good organisational, drafting and communication skills; understanding of how to add value; tenacious with a high attention to detail; conscientious and hard-working; thrives in a dynamic environment; ability to act with good judgment and discretion, including handling of sensitive matters appropriately.
• Previous legal and litigation experience desirable.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Bupa

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we chion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Legal, Risk & Audit

Locations:

Kirkstall Forge

Keywords : Leeds jobs

Closed Date : 2025-02-14