Costs Lawyer/Draftsman

Salary £60-£80,000

6 Month Contract 

City of London

Job Ref: 100057

A dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward.  With 3,000 people across 31 offices, including more than 1,700 lawyers, their long-standing relationships and collaborative structure makes them the go-to partner for the speedy resolution of complex disputes, transactions and regulatory matters.

They all share a common culture, with core values supporting the firm’s commitment to add value, achieve excellence and promote professional development.

In the City of London they have 350 lawyers, we are also the largest office in the global network.  From energy to shipping and transport, finance to real estate and corporate to entertainment and media, their lawyers in London advise on a full range of legal services and industries as well as across transactional, regulatory, litigation and dispute resolution practices.

 The role

You’ll work with world-class lawyers across multiple practice areas and multiple cities.  All within a structure that offers you greater support, resources and reach You will be joining a worldwide group of legal professionals dedicated to their clients and the value the costs team provides.  It’s a window of opportunity that can take you to another level.

Duties include

• Drafting and reviewing costs schedules, statements of costs and detailed bills of costs, as well as analysing and providing commentary on equivalent documents submitted by opposing parties.
• Advising on costs budgets and preparing client estimates.
• Producing and advising on supporting schedules for applications seeking security for costs and requests for interim payments on account.
• Collaborating with Internal litigators to provide clients with strategic advice on costs recovery and the broader procedural issues that arise in connection with such matters.

Requirements

Qualified costs lawyer or experienced draftsperson with at least 5 years’ practical experience (pre or post qualification) working with London City firms or equivalent large commercial practices and ideally, with experience of dealing with shipping disputes and arbitration proceedings, but not essential.

Good numeracy, excel, writing and communication skills.

Ideally, experience with AI and CostsMaster.