Junior Officer: Litigation T.A.S.K Grade 08 161 views

Road Accident Fund is looking for a Junior Officer: Litigation T.A.S.K Grade 08

Location: East London

Job Type: Full-time

Key Performance Areas:

• Conduct Preliminary assessment of litigated files
• Investigate, evaluate and settle claims, applying technical knowledge and human relations skills to effect fair and prompt disposal of cases and to contribute to a reduced legal costs ratio
• Report complex, severe exposure claims for reinsurance purposes
• Recommend a litigation strategy and actions to bring the matter to finality
• Consult with plaintiff attorney to hold pleadings\ notices in abeyance until cancellation by either plaintiff attorney
• Confirm with plaintiff attorney to hold pleadings\ notices in abeyance until cancellation by either plaintiff attorney
• Give instruction to panel attorney on
• Issues on plea
• Issues on merits
• Issues on quantum
• Agreement of experts, where applicable
• Arrange follow up consultation date
• Diarise the file
• Monitor plan and strategy
• Evaluate outstanding information
• Assess claims for possible settlement
• Evaluate expert medico legal reports
• Follow up on outstanding information until all documents has been received
• Repetitive diarising on 6th weekly basis
• Escalate matters with litigious disputes to pleadings processes
• Verify and analyse data used in settling litigated claims to ensure that there is a litigious dispute and that decisions for further litigation process are made according to company practices, policies and procedures
• Ensure panel attorney trial preparation
• Confer with panel attorney’s legal counsel on the litigation strategy to be embarked on in preparation of trial and receive requests for approval in terms of the delegation of authority
• Ensure high court practice notes are followed
• Report on trial out comes and out of court settlements
• Examine claims investigated by panel attorneys, further investigate questionable claims to determine whether to authorize settlements or tenders

Qualifications and Experience:

• NQF 6 (Diploma or Advanced Certificate) related qualification to discipline
• Relevant 2 years working experience in a claims /Insurance/MVA environment

Technical and behavioural competencies required:

• Personal mastery
• Emotional wisdom
• Ethics and governance
• Customer orientation and customer focus
• Computer
• Knowledge/skill in court rules and litigation.
• Credibility and trust; ideally has earned the respect of managers, supervisors and other departments leadership at all levels
• Ability to work under fire; handle stressful situations in a calm manner
• A good understanding of the organization’s litigation infrastructure, services provided and
• customers/users
• A good understanding of the organization’s business and how panel attorneys effectively to contribute or are to contribute to the RAF litigation processes
• Patience, tolerance, resilience
• Statistical, numerical and analytical principles and processes
• Innovative thinking with service quality, and its improvement, within limits of costs and business direction
• Excellent communication skills orally and in writing
• Awareness of RAF vision and Strategic /business objectives

Interested candidates please apply with resume, current salary and salary expectations.