Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship - Sept 2026 - Keoghs

Deadline 24 January 2025

Keoghs is the leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We manage more than £1bn worth of insurer claims and resolve more than 100,000 claims per year working in partnership with leading insurers, MGAs, brokers, corporates and the public sector.

With more than 50 years’ experience we have an in-depth understanding of the insurance claims process, enabling us to contain and lower litigation rates, shorten claims lifecycles and reduce overall claims costs.  

We are looking for a Solicitor Apprentice, to join our Credit Hire and Recoveries Division. This division deal with pursuing subrogated recoveries on behalf of a number of insurer clients. This is a role in our post-litigation team. The purpose of the role is to effectively manage a portfolio of Delegated (DA) litigated cases where a Defence has been received to ensure that damages and costs are recovered and in appropriate cases judgment is requested in a timely manner and if necessary, referred to enforcement.

Please note: The applicant must have an LLB to be eligible to qualify for enrolment on the level 7 apprenticeship course. The role will allow study time as per the requirements of the apprenticeship.

Key Accountabilities

Organising, prioritising and handling own workload in line with standard operating procedures to ensure that critical dates are met and KPI’s and SLA’s are achieved.
Effective management of the litigation process to ensure KPI’s and SLA’s are achieved:
Adhering to all Court deadlines
Drafting of court documents
Liaising with the policyholder and other witnesses including drafting witness statements.
Applying for judgment
Negotiation of quantum on appropriate cases
Ensuring prompt payment of damages and costs by the defendant.
Instructing enforcement
Effective use of the case management system to ensure:
Reserving and all other key information is accurate and updated in a timely manner.
Critical dates are met
All actions/strategies are documented by way of a file note
All documents in the history are clearly labelled. 
Delivering quality work, as a minimum meeting audit benchmark standard.
Driving own personal development.
Contributes to team effort by working collaboratively to ensure that team targets are achieved and by positively contributing to team morale.

Working Hours 

35 hours per week
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.

Primary location for this role is Parklands, Bolton 

Study time as per the requirements of the apprenticeship will be permitted during term time.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Qualifying Law Degree
Experience of working in a legal environment.
Preferably experience of quantum negotiations.
Demonstrate experience of and the ability to:
Work to set deadlines
Deal with calls and enquiries from customers, suppliers and/or the public
Organise and prioritise their workload
Work as part of a team
IT literate: proficient in use of Microsoft Office packages (Excel and Word)
Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
Ability to remain calm under pressure 
Ability to take constructive feedback and set personal goals for continuous improvement.

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

About Keoghs

We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.

We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management.

Our global team of more than 6,500 professionals operate across ten countries, including the UK & the U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research & development, innovation & automation, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 1,500 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.