IT Development Placement
Do you have a keen interest in IT and looking to gain valuable hands-on experience within an office environment?
Join our IT Placement Year Programme at Winn Group!
We're looking for a driven candidate to join Winn Group for a Year Long Academic Placement within our IT Development Team for the 2025/2026 Academic Year.
We're looking for someone with a passion for coding and program writing in a number of different disciplines.
We are not looking for an expert, we are looking for someone who has a keen interest in coding, with initiative and a challenging mind!
Why Join Us?
At Winn Group, we're more than a business. We're a driving force in the North East, delivering nationwide accident management and rehabilitation services for victims of non-fault accidents. As the parent company of Winn Solicitors and On Hire, we lead the market in Personal Injury Law.
We prioritise your well-being and growth, celebrating every milestone. With ample progression opportunities and funded learning initiatives, we invest in your future. Join us and be a part of a team that upholds values such as Integrity, Respect, Loyalty, and Reliability and prioritises your success, and well-being, and fosters your growth.
What Would This Placement
Involve?
Your duties over the
eight-week programme will include:
Official Injury Claims (OIC)
As a Legal Assistant, your duties over the
eight-week programme will include:
- Chasing insurers and solicitors for payments
- Reviewing and valuing medical evidence – tariff only and mixed injuries and calculating losses so that the file is in a position to submit to the OIC
- Chasing Court for notice of issue and hearing dates
- Chasing GP and hospital records
- Reviewing and calculating losses in line with the claimant’s medical report.
- Chasing clients for agreement to medical reports, court documents, witness statements and any losses evidence
Costs and Debt Recovery
As a Legal Assistant, your duties over the
eight-week programme will include:
- Chasing Insurers and Solicitors for agreed sums
- Chasing Insurers and Solicitors for response to bills/statements of costs
- Assisting the team with issuing Part 7 & Part 8 litigation and filing with the Court
- Chasing the Court for the return of Court documents
- Preparing bundles for department hearings
- Undertaking research tasks
Vehicle Damage
(Post Litigation)
As a Legal Assistant, your duties over the
eight-week programme will include:
- Chasing Clients for documents: pleadings, disclosure lists, witness statements etc
- Running non-co-op process
- Chasing judgments from the court
- Preparing bundles for counsel
- Chasing insurers and solicitors for payments
- Undertaking research tasks for fee earners
What We're Looking For:
- Keen interest in the law, ideally studying towards a Law Degree
- Ability to work in a fast-paced office environment
- Confidential and discreet
- Ability to work closely with members of a team
- Cooperative and flexible approach
- IT literate
- Commitment to own personal development
Next Steps
If you feel this is the right experience for you, then Apply Now. Please provide us with an up-to-date CV and a cover letter. Please answer the following questions in your cover letter:
- Why do you want to take part in the Summer Internship at Winn Solicitors?
- What skills would you bring to the Legal Assistant role and Winn Solicitors?
- What department would be your first and second choice?
- What skills would you want to develop during the Internship?
Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Due to demand, you may be selected for a different department than your first
and second choice. You also must be available fully between the dates shown above. Applications will be open until April 1st 2024. If you have not received any communication from us by May 1st 2024, your application was not successful.
Apply Now
To start the application process, please complete the form below, upload your CV and include a covering letter.
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Winn Group is one of the country's leading claims management companies taking care of no win no fee accident claims from start to finish.