Complex Injury Paralegal

Keoghs LLP | Complex Injury Team Full-time | 35 hours per week | Monday–Friday Are you looking to develop your career in complex and high-value personal injury work? Keoghs is looking for a dedicated Complex Injury Paralegal to join our successful and growing Complex Injury Team in Southampton. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience assisting with large loss , catastrophic injury , and high-value multi-track claims —including multi‑million‑pound brain, spinal, amputation, and fatal injury cases , as well as large loss claims up to £1m. If you’re currently working in a personal injury paralegal or support role and want to advance your career in complex injury litigation, we’d love to hear from you. #INDUKI What You’ll Be Doing Working closely with our Lead Lawyer and wider Complex Injury Team, you’ll support the progression of high-value personal injury matters from instruction through to resolution. Duties will include: File & Case Support Preparing, filing, serving, and diarising basic court documents and hearing dates Liaising with experts, counsel, insureds, and witnesses Coordinating conferences, hearings, joint settlement meetings, and expert appointments Managing CRU registrations, updates, and settlement notifications Reviewing medical records, photographic evidence, and surveillance footage Drafting summaries, mandates, and applications for records and police reports Redacting documents to maintain privilege and GDPR compliance Taking and fielding calls from all parties involved in the claims As Your Skills Develop With experience and supervision, you’ll progress to tasks including: Preparing instructions to counsel Drafting witness statements and liaising with witnesses Preparing and reviewing disclosure Attending client meetings and preparing notes Drafting updates to clients and more complex court documentation What we're looking for Essential Skills & Experience Minimum of 5 GCSEs (grade 5/C or above) Demonstrable interest in law (e.g. LPC, CILEX, or experience in a legal environment) Experience of the litigation process—ideally in personal injury Strong communication and telephone skills Confident, organised, and able to manage competing priorities High attention to detail—especially when tasks are repetitive Good IT, literacy, and administrative skills A proactive team player with the flexibility to support the needs of the team Ability to work in line with the SRA Code of Conduct Soft Skills Team Commitment – Values collaboration and others’ perspectives Resilience – Calm under pressure Growth Mindset – Keen to develop and improve Adaptability – Embraces change positively Client-Focused Thinking – Adds value through service quality Commercial Awareness – Understands broader business implications Job Benefits Davies Incentive Plan 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days) Simply Health Care Cash Plan WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing Death In Service – after 1 years’ service Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer Cycle to Work Scheme* Tech Scheme* Season Ticket Loan* Gym Flex* Access to Online Discount Sites Discounted Gourmet Society Membership Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide Discounts at local retail outlets *after successfully completing probation