Job Summary
The Legal Assistant is responsible for assisting the legal department in registration of claims, filing of documents and appointment of approved service providers, processing payments, removing of claim files and forwarding documents to service providers.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Registering claims upon receipt of summons and demand letters.
- Liaising with underwriters to verify information pertaining to claims.
- Processing of payments of approved claims
- Closely co-ordinating with Accounts Department for timely payment of judgments and fees for service providers.
- Recording and processing all claims transactions to ensure they are accurately entered in the system.
- Appointment of approved service providers’ .i.e. doctors, investigators and advocates as directed by the Head of Legal Section.
- Handling of correspondence in accordance with the mail procedure.
- Reviewing and amending reserves
- Performing any other duties as required.
Requirements
Requirements and Exepctations
- Bachelor Degree in Commerce or Business related discipline from a reputable university
- Professional qualification in insurance or business related discipline is an added advantage.
- Must be a self-starter, highly organized, and able to work well with people at all levels in the organization.
- High levels of integrity.
- Analytical and creative thinking skills.
- Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers).
- Good communications skills, both written and verbal.
- Good organizational and time-management skills.
- Positive attitude, self-motivated, self-driven and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Good negotiation skills and persuasiveness.
- Trustworthiness and discretion when handling confidential information.
- A smart appearance and professional manner.
- Proficient knowledge in IT
