Job Description
Salary: Competitive
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Costs Draftsperson to join a well-established, legal 500 law firm.
Key Responsibilities
* Drafting high-value Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Bills of Costs, including Precedent S Electronic Bills.
* Preparing Precedent H Costs Budgets using CostsMaster.
* Negotiating costs settlements and advising clients on recoverability and prospects of success.
* Managing pre-CCMC preparations, budget negotiations and ongoing costs management.
* Preparing solicitor-own-client documentation and advising on costs recovery.
* Liaising with solicitors, counsel and experts throughout the costs process.
* Providing clients with advice on costs procedures, case strategy and negotiations.
* Ensuring compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules.
* Managing caseloads effectively while meeting financial targets and maintaining excellent client service.
The Ideal Candidate:
* Minimum 3 years' experience in civil litigation costs drafting.
* Experience preparing Bills of Costs and Costs Budgets.
* Experience drafting Electronic Bills for Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury matters.
* Proficiency in CostsMaster software.
* Strong negotiation, analytical and organisational skills.
* Excellent communication and time management abilities.
* Ability to manage workloads independently while working collaboratively within a team.
* Strong IT skills and confidence working in a paperless environment.
Benefits
* Competitive salary dependent on experience.
* Remote working
* 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Performance-related bonus scheme.
* Healthcare cash plan.
* Life assurance.
* Pension scheme.
* Excellent training and career development opportunities.
* Opportunity to join an employee-owned firm with a supportive and collaborative culture
