Job Ref: 10025

Overview

Do you have 8+ years’ experience in Legal Costs?

Are you looking to work on high-value, complex cases within clinical negligence, brain injury, and personal injury?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established team and handle cases exceeding £20 million, while benefiting from a clear progression pathway to shareholding and firm leadership.

Our client values its employees, promotes from within, and is committed to providing career growth opportunities.

The firm

Our client is a leading legal costs consultancy based in the South West.

They specialize in all areas of costs law, including:

• Clinical negligence
• Catastrophic personal injury
• Court of protection

The successful candidate will be responsible for

Providing dedicated costs support to all clients.
Preparing and submitting claims for costs for assessment.
Negotiating successful settlement

Duties

• Preparing Costs Budgets and Discussion Reports
• Drafting Bills for assessment by the court
• Preparing Costs Estimates and Schedules
• Liaising and advising clients in regard to their cost claims.
• Drafting Points of Dispute and Replies
• Negotiating successful settlement of costs
• Undertaking other duties reasonably required by directors or senior management

Essential Skills

• 8+ years’ experience in a legal costs role.
• Ability to manage own caseload from instruction to settlement.
• Extensive experience preparing Schedules, Budgets, and Bills of Costs.
• Strong drafting skills for Points of Dispute and Replies.
• Up-to-date knowledge of CPR and relevant legislation.
• Proven IT skills with adaptability to new technology.
• Qualified Costs Lawyer (preferred).

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivation to work independently and as part of a team with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Good interpersonal skills
• A positive approach to working under pressure in a busy environment
• Methodical approach to tasks and problem solving
• Able to demonstrate strong administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills including oral and written presentation skills
• Comfortable with IT packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days.  If you haven’t been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.