Katie Bond

Collaborated with physiotherapists and occupational therapists to deliver rehabilitation in an acute community setting.
Supported the development and implementation of an exercise rehabilitation programme in the Long COVID Rehab Hub.
Facilitated training sessions for care home staff during a secondment.
Adapted skills from legal sector to public sector, enhancing the understanding of NHS pressures.

I worked for 10 years in the Claimant Disease team handling a caseload of litigated and non-litigated files. General day-to-day duties involved face-to-face work with clients, medical experts and counsel but also work on the phone and remotely. I would be involved in meetings with Claimants to provide clarity about the legal process involved in their case and provided comprehensive advice to allow decision making.

I am competent drafting legal documents for court proceedings, ensuring both accuracy and compliance. I developed strong negotiation skills whilst dealing with contentious cases for favourable outcomes, identifying potential risks in each case and mitigating negative impacts where possible.

I managed heavy caseloads under pressure and liaised with colleagues to identify required work, delegate tasks and speed up case progress. I have worked to high cost targets and also negotiated settlement of my own legal fees on successful cases.

I did exactly the same work as that at Irwin Mitchell. At the time of working at Wake Smith, I was a qualified Legal Executive and working towards being admitted as a Solicitor. I was involved in the group litigation involving Nottinghamshire textile workers who brought a group litigation for Noise Induced Hearing Loss. The lead case being Parkes v Meridian. I was involved in drafting many witness statements, court documents, preparation of trial bundles as part of the group litigation.

I have worked under pressure and to high cost targets.

I was employed as a Paralegal whilst undertaking my legal studies and worked generally on non-litigated files for claimants pursuing claims for Noise Induced Hearing Loss and Hand/Arm Vibration Syndrome. Also assisted senior solicitors with litigated files and worked towards cost targets.

Worked as an Insurance Clerk, representing various insurance contracts and handling insurance claims on their behalf. Verify documents submitted by clients to avoid fraudulent claims, and maintained strong relationships with existing clients through regular communication and excellent service delivery. Negotiated claim settlements with policyholders, coordinated closely with underwriters for accurate policy terms and followed up on lapsed policies, ensuring continuity of coverage for clients.

Set up new claims on case management system, located files for claim handlers, allocated post, and managed general office duties to support case processing.