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about praxis

Praxis Partners is a Law Firm concentrating exclusively on insurance. We provide a range of services to the Insurance Market covering the full spectrum of risks and all classes of business. We act for Insurers, Public Authorities, Syndicates, Corporates, Brokers and other insurance intermediaries.

  We have teams handling EL, PL, Product, Motor,      Property, Professional and other related risks.

     Praxis Partners is a Firm of solicitors regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and
     governed by the professional rules of the SRA. The following link will take you to their website,
     which contains the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 : (SRA) Code of Conduct

praxis services
defendant work
Our core business is the provision of claims handling and legal services to Insurers and Risk Carriers defending claims made against policy holders. We have a large, well resourced and motivated work force to support this one area of business. We focus on nothing else but Insurance work. We act for a significant section of the Insurance Market and have experience in all areas of Insurance work. Our work covers the full range from routine damage only claims, to multi-million pound catastrophic injury cases. We are at the forefront of the challenges facing Insurers across all lines of business, be it failure to educate and stress claims or challenges to multipliers and periodical payments. For each client we provide a dedicated team of lawyers who work together as a team and aim to be integrated with the clients' handling processes. We ensure we have lawyers at the right level of experience and skill set assigned to each aspect of any individual claim.

praxis clients
we are a major supplier of services to clients such as: the Zurich Financial Services Group, the Direct Line Group, AIG (American International Group), Royal Mail, Aurora Corporate Services, NU (Norwich Union), South Yorkshire Police, Winterthur, Crawfords and a range of other Insurers, Adjusters, Syndicates and self Insureds.

recruitment
We recognise that our people are our most important asset and so our commitment to our employees is all encompassing. We offer a dynamic and challenging working environment. You will work in one of our teams and have the benefits of our coaching and mentoring system and be part of our ongoing training programme.

for details of any vacancies please contact HR Department

associated companies

Praxis Partners have close links with a number of sister companies offering services to the insurance market.

Acumen Costs is a specialist Cost Drafting Company providing a range of services to both Defendants and Claimants.

Cogent Partnership operates from a network of offices: Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool Birmingham, Bristol, Croydon and Bromley providing Defendant litigation services to a major Insurer.

Cogent - Law LLP is a specialist Claimant practice offering services dedicated to policyholders of a major Insurer who have the benefit of Before the Event Insurance cover. The firm operates from premises in Leeds and Croydon.

Plexus - North Through an association with Plexus Law we offer certain specialist Defendant services from offices in Leeds.

Laurus LLP is a specialist practice providing both Defendant and Claimant services to a major insurance partner operating from offices in Croydon, Leeds and Folkstone.

core values

Vision

To be a leading provider of services to the Insurance Industry and to make Praxis a stimulating and challenging place to work where colleagues have respect for each other and a sense of humour.

Values

Team Working
Customer Facing
Challenge and Innovation
Quality

our history

Praxis Partners was established in May 2000 as a dedicated supplier of legal and claims services to the Insurance Industry.

The firm was established by 2 Partners, Andrew McDougall and Jane Dixon and 2 Consultants, all formerly with Hammond Suddards.

The Firm now has 9 Partners and 150 staff including 70 Fee Earners based at offices in Leeds.

from M1
M1 to Junction 43 follow signs for M621. Take Junction 3 marked Leeds Centre A653. Keep in middle lane, head for City Centre. Right, between Majestyks night club and city square Turn left along East Parade, turning left at the end. Right hand lane, continue to third set of traffic lights. Take the first right and right again and Josephs Well Complex is in front of you.
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from M62(east)
M62 (east) Junction 29 signposted M1. M1 to Junction 43 follow signs for M621. Take Junction 3 marked City centre A653. Keep in middle lane, head for City Centre. Right, between Majestyks night club and city square Turn left along East Parade, turning left at the end. Right hand lane, continue to third set of traffic lights. Take the first right and right again and Josephs Well Complex is in front of you.
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from M62(west)
M62 (west) Junction 27 signposted M621. Take Junction 3 marked City centre A653. Keep in middle lane, head for City Centre. Right, between Majestyks night club and city square Turn left along East Parade, turning left at the end. Right hand lane, continue to third set of traffic lights. Take the first right and right again and Josephs Well Complex is in front of you.
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from the train station
exit train station and turn left, go over the crossing continue upwards along Park Row at the end of Park Row turn left and cross the road continue left along the Headrow past the art gallery, town hall and magistrates court after magistrates court, cross to the walkway in the middle of the road, continue going right cross roads in front of you, continue along Park Lane turn left on to hanover lane (path) and the Josephs Well Complex up on the right.
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praxis services
defendant work
We believe in providing clear concise advice addressing the commercial objectives of our clients. We proactively move cases towards settlement or disposal. We promote a settlement culture and critically appraise each proposed step in the process to assess whether, on a cost benefit analysis, it is justified. At the heart of our approach is the use of our case management system which is a true workflow/task allocation system combined with full document production resources. This ensures cases are quickly and efficiently processed, that a clear case plan is developed for each matter and that the case plan is actioned in order to achieve the case objective.

praxis services
defendant work
We have a number of specialist fee earner teams with expertise in the following areas:-
Asbestos VWF NIHL PTSD and Stress Upper Limb Disorder Dermatitis MIB Claims Credit Hire	Failure to educate claims Asthma and Respiratory Diseases Police and Public Authority claims Advocacy Services Subsidence Cable Damage Professional Risks
We have close links with a specialist Cost Drafting Company, Acumen Costs and for specific Clients provide services under brands dedicated to their work; Cogent; Plexus; Laurus.

praxis services
recovery & legal protection
We offer a number of bespoke schemes for Insurers handling recovery work both for their outlay and for policy holders. We also provide a range of advice and helpline schemes. We have considerable experience of acting for Utilities in connection with cable damage claims. We offer a tailored recovery programme which is managed by one of our Partners, Chris Foulkes.

praxis services
online services
We offer a number of on-line services to our clients. We use a sophisticated workflow system to manage our cases and give our clients access to their own cases via a secure link. We also offer Clients access to our data warehouse of statistical information for their portfolio of work including time/cost records.

Claims Handler and Litigation (Cogent, Leeds)

Description of area of Law
RTA - Pre and Post Litigation

Main Tasks
To handle and resolve claims, review accident reports and determine liability for road accidents.
To pursue recovery of insured and uninsured when responsibility rests with the third party.
To liaise with Policyholders, Third Party Insurers and other representatives.
To handle any litigation which may follow the claims handling process, whether Claimant or Defendant.

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Claims Handler and Litigation (Praxis Partners, Leeds)

location
directions from: M1 M62(east) M62(west) train station

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recruitment
	Claims Handler and Litigation
	Claims Handler and Litigation
	for details of any vacancies please contact HR Department