Legal Advisor at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

• To provide a strong administrative and legal support function to the Recoveries and Liabilities team to ensure maximum litigation efficiencies. 

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Achievement of monthly business targets.
• Identify all viable matters to be litigated.
• Accurate and timely administration of:
• Arbitration process
• Litigation process
• Litigated Invoice Payments
• Preparation and submission of litigation referral documentation. 
• Management and follow up of outstanding litigation payments. 
• Management of litigation settlements and banking. 
• Preparation of litigation meeting packs and management of meeting outcomes.
• Weekly preparation and analysis of Litigation data. 
• Assistance with Collections of outstanding monies as required.
• Assistance with all other administrative functions within the legal department as required. 
• Stakeholder engagement with clients and brokers
• Adherence to risk and compliance requirements
• Teamwork, self-management, and alignment with Discovery values

Education and Experience

• Matric (Essential)
• Paralegal Certificate or LL. B qualification (Essential).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the short-term insurance industry in the recovery and/or liability departments or a corporate legal environment managing a panel of attorneys (Essential)
• In depth knowledge of Civil Procedure and Law of Delict (Essential).