FOIL Technical Author
Skills
Darwin Information Typing ArchitectureInsurance LawLawManualsOnline HelpOrganization SkillsSoftware Documentation
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Qualified as a solicitor, barrister or legal executive, with 5+ years PQE
- Knowledge and experience of a broad range of claims and litigation types undertaken for insurers
- Communication skills both verbal and written, with a proven ability to write clear, concise technical articles
- Strong planning and organisation skills, with the ability to react promptly to technical developments and court decisions, producing material in a timely manner
- Ability to work in a secure, sensitive & confidential environment
Nice to have
- Qualified as solicitor barrister or legal executive with 5+ years PQE
- Knowledge and experience of a broad range of claims and litigation for insurers
- Communication skills both verbal and written
- Strong planning and organisation skills
- Ability to react promptly to technical developments and court decisions
- Ability to work in a secure, sensitive & confidential environment
Day to day
- The primary role of the FOIL Technical Author (TA) is to take responsibility for the production and provision of technical updates and periodical publications to FOIL Members and others
- The TA will scan legal news feeds, select relevant topics having regard to the training, educational and technical needs of FOIL members, write a precis of the topic and send it for sign off by the relevant person(s) within FOIL
- The TA will prepare write ups of selected FOIL roundtable events
- The TA will also engage directly and work in parallel with the FOIL Technical Director and CEO, to ensure that focus and delivery of technical content to members and others is aligned to the core FOIL objectives and the market issues being addressed by FOIL and FOIL SFTs.